by Russ Allison | Feb 18, 2016 | Uncategorized
I recently got turned on to the scrumptious blog called Barking Up The Wrong Tree. The author, Eric Barker has been “bringing science-based answers and expert insight on how to be awesome at life” to his readers for several years now and has a weekly email...
by Russ Allison | Feb 11, 2016 | Uncategorized
I just finished reading a recent HBR piece that tells a story about a manager who holds a meeting of 20 contributors and outlines a big initiative. When the manager asks for feedback around potential issues, the contributors do not voice many important concerns....
by Russ Allison | Feb 3, 2016 | Company, Solutions
I just read this article on the controversial new logo change and rebranding project for Uber – the transportation and logistics unicorn start-up that has been valued as high as $60B – and I was struck by how it includes a cautionary tale about having very...
by Russ Allison | Nov 25, 2015 | Company, Customers, Products, Solutions
Just checked out Google’s management practice website re:Work which launched as a follow up to Laszlo Bock’s wildly successful book. If you have read the book and liked it, or have read a blurb about the book and think you might like it, the website is definitely...
by Russ Allison | Nov 14, 2015 | Company, Solutions
I keep seeing this article/interview from Fast Company where a Microsoft executive shares some of the unconventional secrets to her success. Or at least the first four are unconventional: 1) being lazy and procrastinating, 2) using her inbox as a to do list, 3)...