We Are Going To Have To Change
There is no way at this point to stop climate change. Pretty much every system is going to have to change. We're going to have to adapt to this.
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Overcoming Poor Management Culture
I always figured that if I worked my way up far enough I'd find a senior manager who would immediately get it, recognize that what was going on was a problem, and would then help to fix it. But it never happened that way.
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Shaping Priorities
“It’s almost like a dark state going on in Tallahassee,” said Rep. Carlos Trujillo, a Miami Republican and critic of the “culture of Tallahassee that compromises the process” because “priorities are shaped not on policy, but on relationships. Code of silence is breaking on Tallahassee’s...
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What Problem?
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella met with Lenovo last year and quizzed the company over how it was responding to Skylake problems. “Lenovo was confused,” claims Thurrott. “No one was having any issues.” It appears Microsoft’s own problems were the result of the company’s unique approach...
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Maintaining Peace While Things Fall Apart
A lot of what you saw in America and you see overseas is, “I want a change.” They want a wrecking ball brought to these governments. A lot of us are sympathetic with that. We want to see something different. We want things to be...
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Tackling The Hard Truth
Following the Sept. 11 attacks, a consensus emerged that cockpit doors should be reinforced and fitted with elaborate locks. This was an eminently sensible idea. Then last year, a pilot named Andreas Lubitz boarded Germanwings Flight 9525. When his captain left the cockpit, Lubitz locked...
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The Have-It-All Feel-Good Machine
You often leave with a rosy glow, a sense of resolve, and a commitment to do more, for other women and for yourself. But then you return to your desk, probably next to a higher-paid male co-worker, and the old, familiar malaise sets in. There...
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Lessons Learned From The California Drought
California captures enough water each year to meet all its needs if it operates efficiently — a big if. … “There’s learning, information sharing, creativity, and discovery.” The drought is speeding up the process. “What causes change more than anything is crisis,” Thomas Howard, executive...
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If It’s Common To Do Then Maybe We Should Not Do It
How much trickery is legal?
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How Our Plan Assumptions Save Us From Panicking
If you kept your money in the stock market this summer, you're likely feeling pretty smart now.
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How Not To Lose Your Soul And Still Be Successful
When you start your career, you might think you’re setting out to change the world. But the world is far more likely to change you.
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To Be Masters Of Our Universe We Need To Dive Deep
I'd be sitting there reading the comics going, ‘Look at this. Just do this. This is incredible.'
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Be The Right Kind Of Expert
In a moment of decisiveness ... I was transformed. By making that fateful decision, I put myself in a place where I finally developed the right expertise.
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Why Senior Management Attention Is Often Based Upon Fear
By not being afraid, by trusting people, you get the best work back.
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Why We Should Plan To Fail
The business manager spoke up in an incredible and disbelieving voice “you are planning to fail?!” Yes, and it became our most successful project to date.
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