Teamologist. Obsessed with better teamwork & human collaboration.
Toronto
Joined March 2009
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“The Russians don’t empower their soldiers. They tell them to go from Point A to Point B, and only then tell them where to go next. This centralized command & control can work, but only when events go according to plan. When they don't, it collapses." buff.ly/3uu0Gln
Do online communication tools (like email and Slack) incentivize "playacting your job, instead of actually doing it?" buff.ly/3siDnuV
The psychology of Meeting Overload. "Make sure you’re not using meeting attendance as a proxy for commitment." buff.ly/3kwANx7
Before Jeff Bezos settled on "Amazon" as the name of his online store, he originally wanted to call it “Relentless.” 😐 (Friends convinced him to change it, but he did register the domain -- which is why relentless.com takes you to Amazon!) buff.ly/3tjKJwZ
One of the best pieces I've come across on the 4-day work week, and why Wednesday's are better. buff.ly/2YUGARp
“The perilous time for the most highly gifted is not youth… The perilous season is middle age, when a false wisdom tempts them to doubt the divine origin of the dreams of their youth.” buff.ly/3z7J2WK @brainpicker
How are you? (No, how are you ~really~?) "A survey by the UK-based Mental Health Foundation found that, on average, adults will say 'I’m fine' 14 times a week, while only 19% sincerely mean it." buff.ly/2LH3PMp
"The rich are irrational when it comes to work. Out of everyone in our society, they have the least need to earn more money, but they work the most." buff.ly/3sZyQys
"Burnout is characteristic of our age because the gap between our shared ideals about work and the reality of our jobs is greater now than it was in the past." buff.ly/3sZyQys
Mind-blowing. If you want some potentially life-changing techniques for having better conversations with people (both at work and at home), listen to this now. Everybody should know this stuff! buff.ly/3oitKdq @mishaglouberman
Monopolies drive inflation. (As anybody who ever played Monopoly well knows.) buff.ly/32MshnO
"Encanto" feels like a perfect primer on Family Systems Theory. (And apparently therapists agree!) buff.ly/3rzCa13
I love this idea that rhythm and ritual can help make “our nervous system our ally instead of our enemy.” buff.ly/34r3vdR
“Facebook’s own research revealed that 64 percent of the time a person joins an extremist Facebook Group, they do so because the platform recommended it.” buff.ly/3pSQFua
A study of 14,000 Australians found that being promoted or being fired had almost ~no~ measurable impact on emotional well-being or life satisfaction. buff.ly/3FUcRf8
"Without a shared ability to make sense of the world as a means to inform our choices, we are left with only the game of power." buff.ly/3fQYAFt