The Age of Anonymity has ended
“I want to believe that we will finally admit — to ourselves and to the public at large — that allowing people to hide behind anonymity...
Enlightened self-interest and the social web
Wikipedia set Neutral Point of View (NPOV) as the standard for user generated content a few years ago. Much of the Wikipedia community is...
The 5 steps of optimizing around failure
The key difference between people who analyze data and people who don’t is that people who analyze data know that they’re usually wrong,...
Humility: Recognizing greatness beyond oneself
Fantastic piece the other day by David Brooks (welcome back, David!) on humility and the lack thereof (High-Five Nation). The Joe Wilson...
In defense of negative thinking
This site’s loyal readers (both of you) probably noticed by now that I can be negative sometimes. Actually, you don’t know the half of...
Performance evaluations: 5 do’s and don’ts
Some will say there’s only one way to do performance evaluations — don’t do them. Tom Peters said it takes the average employee six...
The Onion, Star Trek, and communities
I found this hysterical: It made me think of the Product Management implications. Star Trek was saved by a small community of die-hard...
When work works
It’s easier and more fun to criticize and discuss negatives, but let me describe what work is like when it’s going well, so we can...
Knowing my weaknesses
My weakness (among others): I try to impress people with my knowledge. I need them to know that I’m on top of key issues and that I work...