My friend Kyle works at an insurance adjuster that’s the corporate equivalent of Andy Griffith’s Mayberry, RFD. According to Kyle, everyone is just so nice to each other that they can hardly get any work done. Every birthday, anniversary, child’s … Continue reading
I’m back. The last few weeks have been hectic for me: I finished the manuscript for my book, A Factory of One, and submitted it to Productivity Press, who will be publishing it in November or December this year. Many … Continue reading
While out for a bike ride with a friend of mine today, we talked about the class on A3 thinking that I’ll be teaching this fall at the Stanford Continuing Studies Program. As I described the importance of finding the … Continue reading
I’m a big fan of Nathan Zeldes’ blog. Aside from his seminal piece on “Infomania,” he’s a clear-eyed observer of the email hell in which most corporate employees find themselves trapped. Recently, he rebutted Clay Shirky’s argument (here and here) … Continue reading