Is The Pandemic Making You Smarter?
It goes without saying that the pandemic sucks. But—suckiness notwithstanding—what if the pandemic is also super-charging your brain? In...
The Myth of the Marshmallow Test
It's been over half a century since Walter Mischel tempted the tastebuds of hundreds of children in Northern...
3 Myths That Kill Strategic Planning
[Originally published in Harvard Business Review.] In its simplest form, strategic thinking is about deciding on which opportunities to...
To Move Ahead You Have To Know What To Leave Behind
(Originally published in Harvard Business Review) Decisions are the most fundamental building blocks of successful change in our organizations,...
How to Get Better at Dealing With Change
[Originally published in Harvard Business Review] Change is an unavoidable constant in our work lives. Sometimes it’s within...
How Google Made a ‘Right vs. Right’ Leadership Decision
[This article was originally published at Quartz.com] Last week, Google faced a classic leadership decision. Google engineer James Damore...
Stop Using the Excuse ‘Organizational Change is Hard’
[originally published in Harvard Business Review.] During nearly every discussion about organizational change, someone makes the obvious assertion that...
Surprising Benefits of Shaking Up Your Kids’ Home Life
(This article was originally published at Quartz.com.) In 2016, my wife Alison and I decided to move our family...