What Keeps Women Out of Tech?
An article a couple months ago in the New York Times explored the question of why there are few women in tech fields relative to the population as a whole. The author suggests the issue is not so much discrimination against women as it is that the stereotypes of the tech geek are not appealing […]
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- Dec, 16, 2015
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Dec, 16, 2015
Dealing With Disappointment
No matter how hard you work, no matter how hard you prepare, the universe likes to play tricks on people. If you expect to be bold and innovative, sometimes you will face failures, and you need to be able to accept that and move on. How you deal with disappointment, whether as an employee or […]
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- Posted in Creativity & Innovation
- Dec, 11, 2015
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“New” Does Not Always Mean New
Within creative firms it is easy to always keep looking for the next new thing. After all, isn’t that what sells? Don’t your clients want something nobody else has? You hire creative people because they can bring you something unique, right? Well…sort of. You should be careful about always aiming for something new, because you […]
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- Dec, 09, 2015
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Know Your Behavioral Biases
We all have a bias for or against at least one thing. I, for example, tend to discriminate against bigots (and yes, I see the irony in that). When it comes to making decisions for your firm, about business practices or personnel or whatever, it is not enough to say “don’t have a bias.” You […]
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- Posted in Leading
- Dec, 04, 2015
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Hiring for Mobility (Among Other Things, Of Course)
At a workshop in Kuala Lumpur this week we touched on the employee characteristics that companies in various Asian markets are (or should be) looking for. Such things as innovation, a growth mindset, critical thinking, speed, and flexibility came to mind. One participant added a very important one to the list: mobility. For large multinationals […]
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- Posted in Recruiting and Retention
- Nov, 25, 2015
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