The 60% Rule: The Humbling Reason Why It’s Vital that You Encourage Autonomy...
Breakthrough products are created out of thin air by a singular product visionary — your Steve Jobsian figure in a black turtleneck and a ponderous look. He yells at people and tells them what to do,...
View ArticleThe Most Charismatic Leaders Are People You’ve Never Heard of
When you’re in charge, you get used enjoying feeling like the linchpin. Take co-founder and CEO of Menlo Innovations, Rich Sheridan, who used to think: “I liked being the person everyone came to…....
View ArticleThe Transparency Paradox: How Transparency Can Force Your Best Employees to Hide
The rule is one operator per station. But when nobody’s watching, there might 17 people for 13 stations on the assembly line at one mobile phone manufacturing plant in Southern China. When managers...
View ArticleAre You an Unwitting Audience to Productivity Theater?
A productive office is supposed to be a buzzing hive of activity, right? But as a manager, a workplace that’s always humming with constant activity is not what you want to see — because it’s a sign...
View ArticleManagers, Are You Sabotaging Motivation at Work?
Given a choice between solving puzzles for free or for pay — which would you pick? If you want to stay motivated and solve more puzzles, the surprising thing is that you should do them for free. In...
View ArticlePeople Management for Rookies
Most people who start their own business do it because they have a great idea. Whether they’re setting out to start a new social media site or an environmentally-friendly sock distribution company,...
View ArticleHow to Manage the Distinct Personalities of your Remote Team
So you think it’s time for your company to take the plunge and go remote. While you and your team begin to hammer out the details, new concerns bubble up—what if your staff burn out or fall through...
View ArticleWhy Every Company Should Work as If They Were a Remote Company
When you work in an office with a small team, it’s easy to cultivate a culture of co-dependence. After all, the email, the document, or the customer name that you need is just a shoulder tap away. But...
View ArticleThe Science of Trust in the Workplace
A 2015 study at NYU Langone showed that when mice were given oxytocin—the hormone that enhances bonding—they started caring for other mices’ babies, as if they were their own. This behavior continued...
View ArticleThe Dangers of Knowledge Hoarding
Just like the poor souls on Hoarders, you may not realize you have a problem. Think of all those little times in the day when you stop what you’re doing to ask “Emma, how does the copy machine work?”...
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