Before the information revolution, employment was more or less a hierarchy-laden machine. You followed the car in front of you, and except for a few mavericks, it was hard to find a passing lane. You just had to wait for your turn Read more...

Recently I was on the receiving end over over 1,000 (yes, one thousand) resumes for a position I was helping a company hire for. I couldn't read all of the resumes (I have a life) but of the emails I did get to hack through, the p Read more...

Happiness is to everyday humans what dark matter is to physicists. You know it’s out there, you know it’s important, but you can’t put your finger on how to get to it or what it even is. We tend to perceive happiness as a b Read more...

Anyone venturing solo in the service economy for the first time has been faced with the dilemma of this question at family get togethers: “So what is it that you actually do?” Damnit...Someone top me up here, please. Since Read more...

When a major project is staring us in the face, our emotions want to know what we’re dealing with. How big is this ocean we need to boil, anyway? Unfortunately, our zest comes crashing to a halt when we turn around to see that Read more...