Facebook for Women vs. Facebook Designed by Feminists: Different vs. Revolutionary
What would Facebook be like if it were designed by women? In my earlier post, I proposed that Facebook would look, feel and function differently if it had been designed […]
If Women Had Designed Facebook
If women had designed Facebook, maybe it wouldn’t feel … So cold. So rectangular. So static. So emotion-less. So linear. So blue. So hierarchical. So rigid. So ego-centric. So boring. […]
Is your organization flourishing or withering?
Organizations are organic things — they are born, they die, they suffer and they thrive. But very few organizations flourish. Organizations that flourish are rare creatures. We find them where […]
5 Tips About Realigning Organizations I Learned by Falling Off A Horse
(No, it was not “Get right back on.” Everybody knows that.) Sustaining organizational authenticity requires continually realigning organizational identity, purpose and action. But realigning can be harder to do than […]
Measuring Meaningful Differences: College Rankings and Identity
Here’s a mini-exam for you. College ranking systems are: A. A great way to sell magazines and get your publication’s name in the news B. A scam that preys on […]
Are Online Surveys Making Us Stupid?
All over the web I see stupid “surveys” collecting what is almost always meaningless data. The “results” of these “surveys” are then used to influence readers’ perceptions and to steer […]
An MBA's loss on 9/11: A Tale of Two Responses
(This story was originally posted in September of 2009, and is slightly revised here.) You will read many stories today recounting the heroism and the losses experienced nine years ago. […]
Bob Sutton's Good Boss, Bad Boss: A Review. Of the First Page.
Normally, I am obsessive when I write book reviews. Reviewing other scholars’ books is a professional responsibility that I take seriously. I try to give each book a thoughtful, thorough […]
Sustainability? Meet Social Sustainability
It’s exciting to see the concept of sustainability permeating management conversations and infiltrating management and business actions. Eveyrthing we do to consider 5the cradle to cradle cycle of products makes […]
Target: Why Organizations Should Boycott Target but Individuals Shouldn't Bother
I’m a supporter of LGBTQx rights and of organizational diversity. As an individual, I’m not likely to do much to boycott Target in response to Target’s $150,00 contribution to an […]