By one estimate, the average leader spends 261 hours per year creating and presenting PowerPoint presentations.

News Flash: It’s not an effective way to communicate.

We dive into Cognitive Load Theory (much more exciting than it sounds) to discover why.

Can’t remember things? Good. You passed the “Are you human?” test.

We all forget and do it pretty well because that is how our brains are designed. Our brain is meant to process information and critically think about its meaning. It’s not meant to remember every one of your great-aunts' birthdays. So, give yourself some grace and explore how to process information and how you can do a better job of training your employees to do so as well.

There is nothing worse than being micro-managed. OK, well, maybe one thing - BEING a micromanager.

Some well-intended managers have a habit of sub-optimizing their employees. Unfortunately, micromanaging isn’t managing at all. It’s demanding people mimic you and your style. It’s not an effective management approach.

In this article, we point out some negative effects and offer tips to help you recover from being a micromanager. And if you aren’t the problem, feel free to slip a copy of this article on someone’s desk when they aren’t looking. We’ll attach it as a PDF too.

When we hear about good and evil in the Bible, we don’t think about our workplace. Maybe the lesson to replace evil with good has something to say about leading an organization. We take a shot at connecting the dots in this article. See what you think.

There’s a strong social movement in the workplace against - hobbies. OK. Maybe over dramatic. But when did someone last encourage you to take time off to develop a hobby? Never? Well, here is your invitation and several reasons it might be a good idea to heed the call.

You have flashbacks to your childhood arguments when the banter quickly goes to “your momma.” Yep, it’s the age-old ad hominem attack strategy. Unfortunately, it’s still a go-to strategy in the adult world. We’ve called it out and offered you counter-punches that even a saint might use.