InnerDrive, a UK-based company, has an initiative called Studies that every teacher needs to know. They are “finding and summarizing the most relevant research that can provide practical tips and tools for teachers to help them improve their students’ memory, mindset and behavior.” | learn more
I love that Ben Horowitz always starts off his posts with rap lyrics. This is a man I can relate to! The difference between Charles Barkley and Hakeem Olajuwon is the first rule of leadership. | learn more
“HotelTonight’s Chief Data and Strategy Officer talks about how startups should set up and mine their data to drive insights that actually make a difference.” | learn more
This fun post adds color and commentary to the philosopher’s often-quoted pithy one-liners. | learn more
Max Heald was an intern at Union Square Ventures this summer. He had an opportunity to review their stash of board decks from portfolio companies to glean insights. He did not disappoint. | learn more
“Because the CEO is the nexus of the company, it’s easy for them to become a bottleneck. By deciding, they push the organization forward. The converse is also true. When a CEO defers a decision, the entire organization waits.” | learn more
Australian economist Jason Collins equates the 165 cognitive biases with a broken model of the 16th century earth-centric universe. Basically, he makes the point that these biases are not “malfunctions” but are rather more simply explained by a better model […]
“One global technology company my team works with, for example, discovered that, on average, its sales employees didn’t understand or know about 22% of its product features, even though they believed they did.” | learn more
Are we happier than we were 500 years ago? This interesting post by Charles Chu ties together some interesting thinking on the subject. As many others have written on the topic, the basic formula seems to be that happiness = reality […]
Many people feel like they should be reading more, and more of the heady “classics”. Farnam Street advocates for reading as a habit, and for reading these types of books. But, in this article they make the very wise point […]