A 2024 Guide for Discerning Voters Here’s the reality behind the 2024 elections: it’s not about gender, race, or the usual party lines—it’s about something far more basic and uncomfortable. As we inch closer to November, the polls suggest that Kamala Harris is struggling to win over Black and Latino voters, while Donald Trump remains […]
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A Tale of Two Maps: Education and Politics in America
If Democrats are Bachelors, and Bachelors are Degree-Holders, are all Degree-Holders Democrats?
How Do I Know If I Like My Job?
Does the term “work-life balance” resonate with you? For many professionals, it represents the elusive goal of finding harmony between their careers and personal lives. However, a more winning approach is to make your work an integrated part of your life, not just something to counterbalance as the traditional view implies. To evaluate if you’ve […]
Tesla Brain Drain is Not “To” OpenAI but rather “From” Musk
Elon Musk’s success and wealth alone do not make him the smartest person alive. While he skillfully reframes Tesla’s brain drain as a sign of the company’s superiority, he fails to grasp that increasing pay is a temporary fix, not a permanent solution: A new baseline is set, which is inevitably followed by escalation. Tesla […]
EXCELLENCE: The Subtle Art of Reframing Your Elephant
If Tom Peters had written Anna Karenina, he would have started the novel with the words: “All struggling companies are alike; each successful organization excels in its own way.” Achieving Excellence means different things to different companies, and therefore their strategies may vary. Except that in many cases, they don’t. Driven by a uniquely American […]
Lessons Learned from Twitter’s Culture Change Process
As we may decide to skip the new episode in the tedious Twitter Transformation serial directed by Elon Musk, let’s not forget the timeless adage: “You can always learn from others.” So grab your popcorn and settle in for the newest episode in the Twitter serial. Enter: Linda Yaccarino, the newly appointed CEO. Will this […]
Student Loan Forgiveness Degree
Student loan forgiveness has been trending for quite some time, and we wanted to support something positive. So we decided to source a new work of art devoted to this sensitive issue and display it at the COMA gallery. Today we are thrilled to present a new exhibit that will be a worthy addition to your […]
This Show Must Go Off!
My second encounter of the third kind with Rogers was shorter than the first – but appallingly useless.
Best Employers and Top Universities, Part 1
Would you like to work for the Best Employer? There are several considerations to be made before rushing in your CV. If you’re reading this blog, you probably belong to an endangered species, and these considerations could change your career. Forbes has released its 2023 list of Canada’s Best Employers. Only 300 companies out of […]
Why Do Projects Succeed?
Now that we know Why Projects Fail, let’s talk about the practical steps and behaviors Project Manager must adopt in order to deliver a project successfully. The three root causes of project success are: LEAN CEO In the knowledge economy, with continuously growing competition, accelerating product lifecycles, and shrinking lifespan of businesses, managing by project […]