Piketty, WSJ, and the Grain of Salt
Author of Capital in the 21st Century writes a brief clarification. WSJ publishes a disingenuous claim that he’s backtracking. Lesson emerges. One of the sensations in the economic world last year (if […]
Entries by Geoff Wilson
The Joy and Pain of Bureaucracy
Bureaucracy is bad…when it’s self serving. The Financial Times published an excerpt from David Graeber’s book ‘The Utopia of Rules: On Technology, Stupidity, and the Secret Joys of Bureaucracy.’ Here’s the LINK. […]
Should We Eliminate The “A Player” Trope?
A recent Forbes publication calls into question the offhand assignment of “A Player” labels. On the heels of my article on how organizations handcuff their talent (link here); and my […]
Coffee and a Do Not: Multi-Tasking in Meetings
Multi-tasking in meetings? Inevitable. The real issue is how you respect those around you. In thinking through this particular professional “do not,” I had to come to grips with […]
Mark Cuban: This Bubble is Worse
Mark Cuban, famed Internet bubble beneficiary, Dallas Mavericks owner, and willing pundit, posted on his blog a couple of days ago about the new bubble in early stage assets. Here’s […]
God Help Your Risk Takers…
Recent studies show that references to God in prompts to survey subjects lead them to take on more risky behaviors. This can have interesting implications for your strategy. If you’ve […]
One Habit to Create Action From Every Meeting
By focusing on three simple post-meeting reflections, anyone in a professional environment can drive for better action orientation… I wish this post was based on a blindingly original insight about […]
Why Your Entrepreneurs Leave
In large organizations, if board oversight and management incentives aren’t aligned with value creation, entrepreneurial mindsets can and will be crushed by “iron bureaucrats.” In a recent post, I juxtaposed the […]
How to Handcuff Your Talent
Talent waste is a leadership issue… Have you ever walked around an under-performing business and marveled at the level of individual talent it has? Have you ever seen a team […]
What Entrepreneurs Know that Corporate Execs Forget…
By looking at what entrepreneurs do well, the rest of us can learn something about strategic decision making and action. It was 1997. I was lucky enough, though I didn’t […]
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