Category: Thoughts
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Why we should welcome debate when working in teams
Conventional wisdom says working in teams sucks. It doesn’t have to. Recent team experiences have taught me that teamwork can be quite beneficial – for the betterment of individual team members and their organization. The problem is that most teams and their leadership ignore what should be essential ground rules for all teams. Following these…
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A new approach to combating email overload in 2013
I recently did some research on how much time was wasted going through our emails every day. Turns out that email is, in fact, suspect to us losing upwards of 8 hours of otherwise productive time per month. That’s a problem – not least because over time, we are embracing and consuming more data, and…
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Mandatory Insurance for Gun Owners? The Gun Control Debate Roundup: Dec. 28, 2012 Edition
It’s December 28th, the last Friday of 2012, and a cold chill has descended upon American politics once more. President Obama met with Congressional leaders in a last-ditch attempt to reach a deal averting the fiscal cliff. But do they truly want to avert the cliff before the new year? Jim O’Neill at Goldman Sachs…
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A Fiscal Cliff Deal That Works for All
I’m a registered Democrat who favors pragmatic candidates. I look for policymakers who are interesting in making the US a better for all, and put common sense before politics. Many people keep asking me why it’s so hard for Democrats and Republicans to come to an agreement on averting the fiscal cliff by the new…