Quote/Unquote
"The most important leadership tool is the leader's Self--your Self. At the foundation of this principle...lies this simple assumption: every human being is not one but two. One is the person we have become through the journey of the past. The other one is the dormant being of the future [...]
Do You Trust Your Gut Feelings?
Interesting interview in HBR with psychologist Gerd Gigerenzer and his new book, Risk Savvy: How to Make Good Decisions. Gigerenzer looks at how, in spite of massive amounts of data available to us, we're really no better or smarter at making decisions than our ancestors. We don't understand the risks, [...]
Working Less Pays More
http://youtu.be/Edx9D2yaOGs Andrew Sullivan links to a great article on the fallacy of the 60 hour work week. Money quote: "Taking some time off actually improves a worker’s productivity at work. A study from Ernst & Young found that every ten hours of vacation time taken by an employee boosted her [...]
