Category Archives: Shared

Be A Thermostat, Not A Thermometer via Lara Hogan [Shared]

Posted on February 21, 2025 by Douglas E. Welch

Be A Thermostat, Not A Thermometer via Lara Hogan [Shared] As I’ve learned more about how humans interact with one another at work, I’ve been repeatedly reminded that we are very easily influenced by the mood of those around us. … Continue reading →

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Building a Creativity Kanban via Will Patrick [Shared]

Posted on February 16, 2025 by Douglas E. Welch

Building a Creativity Kanban via Will Patrick [Shared] To get more creative work done, think like a car manufacturer. A system for optimising the creative process and breaking through your barriers. Always Be Shipping Have you made anything lately? Have … Continue reading →

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Employees Are Sick of Being Asked to Make Moral Compromises via Harvard Business Review [Shared]

Posted on February 6, 2025 by Douglas E. Welch

Employees Are Sick of Being Asked to Make Moral Compromises via Harvard Business Review  Summary.    Moral injury is experienced as a trauma response to witnessing or participating in workplace behaviors that contradict one’s moral beliefs in high-stakes situations and … Continue reading →

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Feeling unfulfilled or stuck at work? 3 ways to help you get unstuck via Ideas.Ted.Com [Shared]

Posted on February 5, 2025 by Douglas E. Welch

Feeling unfulfilled or stuck at work? 3 ways to help you get unstuck via Ideas.Ted.Com [Shared] Today, so many of us are wishing to safeguard ourselves — and our careers — against uncertainty. But how do we do this in … Continue reading →

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Aloneness, Belonging, and the Paradox of Vulnerability, in Love and Creative Work – The Marginalian [Shared]

Posted on January 28, 2025 by Douglas E. Welch

Aloneness, Belonging, and the Paradox of Vulnerability, in Love and Creative Work – The Marginalian “A great interview does something else, too. A great touches the nucleus of being and potential, untouched by the forces of time and change. One … Continue reading →

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Overwhelm: The Survival Guide by Leo Babauta [Shared]

Posted on January 21, 2025 by Douglas E. Welch

Overwhelm: The Survival Guide by Leo Babauta Feeling overwhelmed with work and personal tasks is one of the biggest problems that the people I work with are facing. It turns out, our lives can be pretty overwhelming. There’s so much to … Continue reading →

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How to Make Smart Decisions Without Getting Lucky via Farnam Street [Shared]

Posted on March 31, 2022 by Douglas E. Welch

How to Make Smart Decisions Without Getting Lucky – Farnam Street Few things will change your trajectory in life or business as much as learning to make effective decisions. Yet no one really teaches us what it means to make … Continue reading →

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Managing people 🤯via Andreas Klinger [Shared]

Posted on March 28, 2022 by Douglas E. Welch

Managing people 🤯 | Andreas Klinger Photo by Marvin Meyer on Unsplash I believe almost all first-time founders burn out their first employees as they learn how to manage groups of people. If this advice helps avoid a few cases, … Continue reading →

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Remote work, innovation, and the Great Resignation via Vox [Shared]

Posted on March 18, 2022 by Douglas E. Welch

Will the pandemic fundamentally change the nature of work? We can hope so, but the pull of the status quo is strong. — Douglas  Remote work, innovation, and the Great Resignation – Vox Employees want to work from home. Their … Continue reading →

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Why Tacit Knowledge is More Important Than Deliberate Practice via Commonplace – The Commoncog Blog [Shared]

Posted on February 15, 2022 by Douglas E. Welch

Why Tacit Knowledge is More Important Than Deliberate Practice – Commonplace – The Commoncog Blog I want to spend an essay talking about tacit knowledge, and why I think it is the most interesting topic in the domain of skill … Continue reading →

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