Confirmation bias is a type of cognitive bias which refers to the tendency of people to search for, interpret, focus on and remember information in ways that confirm their pre-existing beliefs or hypotheses. For example: You might search for social…
Yesterday I posted an article about how to try to unstick your thinking for greater creativity. I received an email in response from a client who told me they weren’t stuck for new ideas. Instead, their thinking was stuck from…
When you get stuck in your current way of thinking, it can be tough to come up with new ideas. You may feel like you're not capable of doing anything different or that your options are limited. You may not…
If you're like most business owners, you're always looking for ways to improve your company's performance. You may have heard of OKRs and are wondering what they are and whether your business needs them. OKRs stand for Objectives and Key…
A big thank you goes out to Liv McConnell and our friends at FairyGodBoss.com, for including us in their article, "16 Ways to Lead a Remote Team Effectively, From Managers Who’ve Done It for Years." The article is of course…
A big thank you goes out to our friends at Lattice.com, especially their fantastic features writer Rebecca Vineyard for featuring us in their article, "The Manager’s Guide to Handling Mis-Hires." Not all hires go as planned and this article provides…
Up to 1 in 3 people report effects from a placebo. You’ve heard of the placebo effect. A placebo is specifically designed to look like real treatment — it might be a sugar pill or even a harmless injection —…
Nobody in the history of mankind — past, present or future — will be as good as you at being you. – Cory Wong, Companion Pass Everyday there is a new debate over who is the Greatest of All Time (the…
A core tenant of our Enterprise Velocity model is that different audiences in your organization require different sets of practices. We often compare the audiences in an organization to different sections in an orchestra. The percussionists cannot play from the…
Start-ups often grow by letting their first team fill whatever roles they want. But no one is responsible for specific elements of the Revenue Blueprint as the company grows larger. You’ve probably heard of the phrase, “get the right people…