It’s ALL about Pavlov…

It’s ALL about Pavlov…

It occurs to me that I should do a post on the most basic building block about why the Many Hats Model works: Humans–along with all other life on the planet–are pavlovian creatures. That statement elicits a variety of responses: “What about free...
Work Your Environment

Work Your Environment

If you follow my personal account on Facebook, you know that, every Thursday, I take an extended work lunch at my local El Cholo restaurant. (El Cholo is a fantastic, authentic, historic, family-owned micro-chain of Mexican restaurants that exists only in the Los...

Every Responsibility is a Role

There’s no way to sugarcoat this, but everything of any importance you do is fulfilling a role. You need to take ownership of a project. You now have a role to fulfill as the owner of that project. You’ve been promoted to leadership of a team. You now have...
This–Listen to Adam Grant’s podcast on This

This–Listen to Adam Grant’s podcast on This

Adam Grant is an organizational psychologist who just launched a TED-sponsored podcast…and I gotta tell ya’, it’s great. I’m especially excited about this episode, Faking Your Emotions at Work, because it touches so directly on what I talk and...
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