Tag: Organization

  • The best recipe is the one you have in hand

    The best recipe is the one you have in hand

    The search for the perfect way of ordering recipes reveals some interesting truths about our habits and what we really want.

  • Members aren’t customers

    Members aren’t customers

    Many organizations struggle with members confusing their role in the organization: wanting to be the people the organization serves.

  • The Challenge for Moral Persuasion

    The Challenge for Moral Persuasion

    There are things all people value. But we’ve entered a time in which building up those connections are nearly impossible.

  • Do we have too many leaders?

    Do we have too many leaders?

    Is it possible to have too many leaders in an organization? Only if we think of leadership as authority and not initiative.

  • A little bout of hubris

    A little bout of hubris

    Who knew planning for vacation would be this hard? Yes, everyone. Or, at least, everyone besides me. And maybe a few others.

  • The Week

    The Week

    Why does the week start so well and end with such a sense of failure and missed opportunity? And why does this happen every time?

  • When Want is Better Than Need

    Was it your Mom, a school teacher, a family friend that first told you that needs are more important than wants? For me, I’m sure it was my Mom. You don’t need that Star Wars action figure. You want it. It didn’t matter that I felt as if I would die without it, she wasn’t…