A friend on Facebook posted an article about New Jersey outlawing Tesla's direct-to-consumer car sales. My friend was decrying how Gov. Christie is being anti-free-market. And I agree 100%. From what I've been able to see, it's pretty clear that the big conservative...
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Don’t accidentally say f**k you to your customers!
T-mobile is using the tune of the song F**k You by Cee Lo Green in their latest radio ads. They apparently missed the part of psychology where people recall the words to songs. They sing about how you should switch to T-mobile, which doesn't require a...
Efficiency Might Be Bad
I'm a huge fan of system dynamics and the understanding of complex systems that has come from the field that Jay Forrester invented. This is a superb article by the late Donella Meadows about the leverage points in complex systems, in ascending order of effectiveness....
Success Principles are Often Bull&%$# !
I ran across an article purporting to give principles necessary for success. I don't buy it. Popular culture is full of "how to be successful" advice that's pure bunk. It's mostly made up by salespeople, based on disproven sports mythology. "Work harder" is great...
Harvard Business Review included my article
Harvard Business Review included my article "Culture as Communication" in the Fall 2013 issue of HBR OnPoint. I'm very happy and flattered!
Living an Extraordinary Life
Want an intriguing program to listen to this weekend? I do what I do is because I'm deeply committed to helping people live their full potential, especially when they have world-changing dreams. My background in business, entrepreneurship, and cognitive psychology...
Can you align business with ethics?
Is business anti-ethical by nature? I'm reading an article today about how it's in no one's business interest to help protect consumers whose cell phones get stolen. Cell phone companies make more money when a customer's phone is stolen, since the customer has to buy...
Don’t be a victim in or out of the workplace.
I have said many times in my podcast and out of it that if you can take some measure of internal ownership for bad things that happen in your life—even ownership of very small parts of the situation—it can lead to a feeling of deep control and...
How do you balance compassion and business?
Where is the balance between compassion and business? I recently hired a freelancer to do a project on a fixed-price contract. The payment schedule was fixed to certain milestones, but our contract specifically said the contract was fixed-price and not...
Do you just think you have integrity?
Do you have integrity? Or do you just think you have it? I have been pondering what integrity is, the last few days. I have a friend, "Ashley," who has done some stuff that many people would consider to be well into the gray area of ethical behavior. He admits he did...