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How to find better ways to give
Giving is such a tricky procedure, especially when it comes to your children. Jenn Choi has a wonderful perspective on this problem. Instead of a solution, she has an approach. Except in crisis relief (and maybe even then if it's not cruel), thoughtful giving needs to be matched with thoughtful receiving. I recommend reading this…
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Wisdom seekers commenting on wisdom seekers
Scott Adams' new book continues to attract wonderful commentary. I'll have to read it soon. In the meantime, these comments reinforce my plan to think about more about having good routines, than about goals, than about anything else really. Farnam Street blog: How to Fail at Almost Everything… by Scott Adams, 2013-Dec-19 by Shane Parrish…
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Don’t be confused about what makes a workplace fun
Having access to toys does not create a fun workplace. Nor do tree houses and slides. It doesn't hurt to let people bring their stuff to the office, but that should be an outward sign of your willingness to let people be themselves at the office. Glenn Llopis points to the things that create a…
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Finding someone to follow near the edge
One of the most important ways we communicate our values is by following someone. But you can't choose who to follow based on their destination. If you're trying to innovate, you may not even want to follow someone who's successful. Follow someone who's making decisions you admire. Four Transformative Ways to Make More Money, 2013-Dec-2…
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Insufficiently rearranged
The business world has started changing so fast that resources do not get efficiently rearranged in time. We have more and better information than we've ever had before, and fewer and fewer people with the time to study and understand it. Be one of the few! The Media Audit Blog: Evolution, Irony, and Opportunities in…
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Where Innovative Entrepreneurs Diverge
Budding entrepreneurs at recent Lean In meeting in Houston. Many of us want to be our own bosses, but not many want to take the deep risk of starting something new and unique. You don't have to do so. Copying and franchising are honorable, but for some of us, hollow. So how can you…
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Finding a tribe in Houston’s entrepreneurial community
I stumbled into the Red Labs coworking space at UH last night and since I have no one on my team, by definition, none of them can be UH students, therefore I wasn't supposed to be there, HOWEVER, they were very nice and I appreciated the pizza and support. I was interested because they are…
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In defense of complex models of decision-making (i.e., wisdom)
Learning to make sound decisions in the face of uncertainty has to be the most important skill a manager person can have. Knowledge of what worked in the past is fundamental. Ability to recognize potential bias is the hallmark of a more experienced decision-maker. But nothing can make uncertainty disappear. We have to decide in…
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How a selfie can be a vital step in seeing ourselves
I almost didn't post this story because I wasn't sure how it relates to this blog's purpose. Then I saw a video from Nilofer Merchant, and I realized why it's too important not to include. The trend of 'selfies' seems like a social media fad, but it's more. One of the positive side effects of…
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The cult of the individual is required for innovation
In 2010, Joe Henrich, Steven J. Heine, and Ara Norenzayan published a paper which shows that much of the behavioral research performed during the last 50 years, which often uses American and European college students, is useless for predicting behavior in other cultures. Adbusters: Is There Such a Thing as "Human Nature"?, 2013-Oct-25 by Ethan…
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