public Human OS • 7 min read Herzberg Hygiene Factors vs Motivators — Why People Leave Managers, not Jobs How true is the statement that "people leave managers, not jobs"? Should you prioritize compensation, or is it team cohesion…
public Frameworks/Mental Models • 7 min read Wisdom and Insight are Not Quite Portable Experts promise hacks and easy formulas, but actually succeeding at something often is much harder, sometimes even impossible. Is it…
Leadership • 6 min read Warren Bennis on Self Invention and Authenticity in Leadership Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself. — Leo Tolstoy Leaders are often mentioned in…
Leadership • 6 min read Creative Leaders vs Controlling Leaders In his classic The Adult Learner, Malcolm Knowles makes the distinction between creative leaders and controlling ones. By understanding teams…
Human OS • 3 min read The Dark Side of Active Listening We are being constantly told to be better communicators. As part of this push, courses and programs tell us to…
public Human OS • 5 min read Donald Schon on The Paradox of Real Learning Often in coaching engagements, clients are asked to "try on" a new behavior just as they would try on new…
Organizations • 3 min read Metanoia-Learning as a Strategy Organizational learning as one of the central pieces of strategy is still not as common as one would think. It's…
Human OS • 7 min read Leaders have to Master Basics of the Human OS The recent mass exodus of employees even from well-paid professional jobs has come as a wake-up call to the corporate…
public Leadership • 12 min read Can we Eliminate Self-Doubt? Should we Even Bother? Self-doubt is often seen as an impediment to effective leadership or succcess in any other arena. We have an image…
Human OS • 3 min read Speed as the Wrong Criteria The notion of speed is pervasive in our culture and ends up becoming the de-facto basis on which we make…
Leadership • 3 min read How Technology Dumbs you Down When reading the next book, attending the next course or even while reading this article, consider what we want from…
public Careers • 4 min read David Whyte on the Set of Our Sail and the Shapes we Assume David Whyte in his extraordinary book on life and careers, Crossing the Unknown Sea, talks about “the shapes we assume”…