Getting the Questions Right
Earlier this year I wrote a short piece called For Want of Wonder about curiosity, creativity and innovation. I was reminded of this when I picked up the November 2017 edition of The Atlantic and…
Google Perks Revisited
In March of last year I wrote an article entitled “Why Google hands out such lavish perks—It’s not just for the team” (https://mgcobb.com2016/03/16/why-google-hands-out-such-lavish-perks-its-not-just-for-the-team/) which di…
DIKW and Tribal Knowledge
In a recent article I touched on the role “tribal knowledge” plays in the decision-making process in many organizations (Do You Think It Or Do You Know It). Early in my career I had the opportunity to head up a product development group for a major chemical company....
Do you think it or do you know it?
Years ago I advised a CEO whose first question, whenever anyone came to him with a bold statement or seeming revelation related to the business was “Do you think it or do you know it?” He constantly challenged his leaders to test their assumptions. And as we walked...