Alexander BurlingameAttention managementI couldn’t tell you when I started work yesterday or how long my lunch break was. But I could tell you what I produced.Feb 23, 2021Feb 23, 2021
Alexander BurlingameHow to get a raiseAsk your boss*, “What do I need to do in order to get a raise?”Feb 18, 2021Feb 18, 2021
Alexander BurlingameLeading Domino“What’s the one thing,” Geoff Woods proposes, “That would make everything else unnecessary or irrelevant?”Feb 16, 2021Feb 16, 2021
Alexander BurlingameIchi-go, Ichi-eIchi-go, ichi-e 期一会. “One time, one meeting”.Feb 16, 20211Feb 16, 20211
Alexander BurlingameInnovate or dieThe business school adage is as true for individuals as it is for organizations. Innovation — the application of new ideas that are useful…Feb 11, 20211Feb 11, 20211
Alexander BurlingameIt never goes without sayingThe other day in a conversation with a colleague, I said, “This goes without saying, but you did a great job on that project.” Her…Feb 9, 2021Feb 9, 2021
Alexander BurlingameHippocratic Oath“I will abstain from all intentional wrong-doing and harm”.Feb 3, 2021Feb 3, 2021
Alexander BurlingameHow to read more booksRead what you want to read, not what you want to want to readFeb 1, 2021Feb 1, 2021
Alexander BurlingameMinimum WageIn 1912, Henry Ford’s workforce was leaving in droves. Turnover was so high that they had to hire 60,000 employees to cover 10,000 jobs.Jan 28, 2021Jan 28, 2021
Alexander BurlingamePyrrhic Victory“If we are victorious in one more battle we shall be utterly ruined.”Jan 26, 2021Jan 26, 2021