Introverts tend to be better CEOs — and other surprising traits of top-performing executives - The Washington Post
Mentor People Who Aren’t Like You
It takes a concentrated effort, but it’s good for the organization.
If You're Comfortable, You're Not Leading
Being comfortable is also dangerous. That’s when we start to plateau — and that’s when we need to find our next challenge.
JK Rowling: How to deal with failure — Quartz
Deep Work: The Secret to Achieving Peak Productivity
A new book says focusing intensely without distractions on a cognitively demanding task leads to peak productivity.
Try an Internal Press Release before starting new Products
Learn how Amazon works backwards from the customer, rather than starting with an idea for a product
The Week in Review - A simple strategy for connecting with your team
One of the biggest challenges leading a group of developers is keeping the team updated on everything that I can see. As time flies by in meeting after meeting it is easy to forget that I am the eyes and ears for those on my team. Until recently I had
The Voice of Authority - Essential Communications
Racial Identity in the Classroom - Teaching in Higher Ed
Marriage Tips - Date Night vs Meeting Night
Date night is so last year. What you ought to want is a meeting night. It may not be the sexiest concept, but listen up: This couple swears it's the way to guarantee true happiness, long term.
To Be a Genius, Think Like a 94-Year-Old - The New York Times
We assume that creativity and innovation belong to the young. We’re wrong.
The Arrival of Artificial Intelligence – Stratechery by Ben Thompson
What is artificial intelligence? Is it really any different than technology? In my estimation machine learning is truly something new, and the effects on society will be significant.
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Avoid Disastrous Decisions With These Four Meeting Practices
We want our team to speak up and tell us when they don't think things are going in the right direction. However, it's not that the courage to speak up is too low, it's that the barriers to speaking up are too high. Here are four practices.
Don't Look for a Great Idea. Look for a Good Problem | Inc.com
To create anything that is truly pathbreaking, you need to look for it in new places
Could Time-Blocking Replace Your To-Do List?
This is how to schedule your workday to get the most done.
Wanted — a way with words in recruitment ads
How vocabulary and imagery can attract or deter female jobseekers
Evernote shared notebook: SXSW 2017 Keynotes
Use Strengths To Create Customer Moments - With Mike Ganino | Lead Through Strengths
Mike Ganino joins us to help you lead through your strengths at work. You'll find this episode especially useful if you manage a team and you're trying to
An Inside Look at What’s Keeping Black Men out of the Executive Suite
There’s no significant connection between your personality as a teenager and a septuagenarian — Quartz
Researchers found no correlation of personality traits.
Want to Be More Productive? Sit Next to Someone Who Is
A study shows the power of seating charts.
Pinkcast 1.19: Whoops the Monkey | Daniel H. Pink
Pinkcasts: short, informal, low-fi videos offering tips, recommendations, or whatever happens to be on my mind. Sent on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of every month.
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A more intentional approach to scheduling
Managing a schedule without intention can lead to some trouble. There are some things to do to help gain more control and intention with scheduling.
108: Judy Robinette | How to Be a Power Connector - Smart Business Revolution
Judy Robinette went from being a shy, bullied kid to networking her way into the Clinton Administration. Today, she's giving us her top networking advice.
William Bridges on Transitions (Ed Batista)
Many of my clients have recently been through a transition, are going through one at the moment, or sense one on the horizon, and almost all of my MBA students at Stanford fall into one of these categories. One of...
Stop Reading Lists of Things Successful People Do
What helped them may be useless to you.
How ‘Intellectual Humility’ Can Make You a Better Person -- Science of Us
How Smart People Work Less and Get More Done | Dr. Travis Bradberry | Pulse | LinkedIn
Some people have an uncanny ability to get things done. They keep their nights and weekends sacred and still get more done than people who work 10 or 20 hours more per week than they do.
Are You Solving the Right Problems?
Reframing them can reveal unexpected solutions.