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davidphd.bsky.social @davidphd.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
People instinctively avoid conflict, but good disagreement is central to progress. The best partners aren’t echo chambers -- they allow people to deeply disagree. www.ted.com/talks/margaret_hefferna…
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davidphd.bsky.social @davidphd.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Self-driving cars were just the start. What's the future of big data-driven technology and design? In this @Tedtalks, Kenneth Cukier looks at what's next for machine learning -- and human knowledge. www.ted.com/talks/kenneth_cukier_bi…
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davidphd.bsky.social @davidphd.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
There's been an explosion of collaborative consumption. Rachel Botsman explores the currency that makes systems like Airbnb and Taskrabbit work: trust, influence, and what she calls "reputation capital." www.ted.com/talks/rachel_botsman_th…
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davidphd.bsky.social @davidphd.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
31% of employees who agree their manager supports their team’s AI use are more likely to say their workplace culture has improved in the past year www.gallup.com/workplace/712976/ai-…
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AI's Effect on Workplace Culture
AI adoption is reshaping organizational culture, with 24% of employees saying their culture has improved and another 25% saying it has worsened.
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davidphd.bsky.social @davidphd.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Most corporate transformations fail because the wrong people come up with strategy. Getting midlevel managers in the boardroom changes the odds qz.com/midlevel-leaders-strategy-ex…
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davidphd.bsky.social @davidphd.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
David Logan talks about the five kinds of tribes that humans naturally form. By understanding our shared tribal tendencies, we can help lead each other to become better individuals. www.ted.com/talks/david_logan_triba…
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davidphd.bsky.social @davidphd.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
“My advice to leaders is to take a big step back and reimagine their roles augmented by AI, with much of their routine work automated” www.mckinsey.com/~/media/mckinsey/e…
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davidphd.bsky.social @davidphd.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
A brain-scanning study suggests that when we forgive someone, our memories of the upsetting incident itself are changed. This may explain how the act of forgiveness makes us feel better about what happened www.bps.org.uk/research-digest/forg…
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Forgive and update | BPS
Forgiving someone updates memories of that person to be less negative.
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davidphd.bsky.social @davidphd.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Leadership is not a superpower... at least it does not have to be #CapeSpandexBriefcase amzn.to/1KXTHUO
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davidphd.bsky.social @davidphd.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
Need a #NewYearResolution? Maybe you need a healthier workplace. Check out "Don't Drink the Kool-Aid! Recovering from Workplace CULTures." koolaidculture.com
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davidphd.bsky.social @davidphd.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
Think you are working for a Scrooge? You deserve to work for a kind leader. "Don't Drink the Kool-Aid! Recovering from Workplace CULTures" can help you get there. koolaidculture.com
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davidphd.bsky.social @davidphd.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Have you ever heard someone say, “I drank the Kool-Aid” when describing how much they love their workplace? Every wonder what this actually means? koolaidculture.com
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davidphd.bsky.social @davidphd.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Warning sign of a toxic workplace: #17 Inspiration is based in manipulation #DontDrinktheKoolAid  koolaidculture.com
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davidphd.bsky.social @davidphd.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
"Isolation is an effective way to exert control. The CULTure will block out external influences but will also occasionally block you out of internal interactions just to remind you what it would feel like to lose their support." koolaidculture.com
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davidphd.bsky.social @davidphd.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
There is a saying, “pain makes you beautiful.” It is far from being the only way to make yourself beautiful, but pain does bring life lessons. #DontDrinktheKoolAid koolaidculture.com
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davidphd.bsky.social @davidphd.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
Looking for a new book on workplace cultures? "Don't Drink the Kool-Aid! Recovering from Workplace CULTures." Check it out and leave a review (please) koolaidculture.com
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davidphd.bsky.social @davidphd.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
CULTures thrive on a chaotic work environment, and its surprising how quickly this frenzied state became addictive. Learn more about avoiding toxic workplaces with #DontDrinktheKoolAid  koolaidculture.com
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davidphd.bsky.social @davidphd.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
According to #HBR, 50% of employees have left a job to escape a toxic work environment. Learn how to avoid CULTures with #DontDrinktheKoolAid koolaidculture.com
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davidphd.bsky.social @davidphd.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
Do you know the three types of toxic workplaces? Learn how to recognize and avoid them with #DontDrinktheKoolAid  koolaidculture.com
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davidphd.bsky.social @davidphd.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
What if the most profound measure of mastery isn't measured in hours of isolated repetition but in meaningful conversations? asks @RollingStone www.rollingstone.com/culture-counci…
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The Law of 1,000 Conversations: What If Connection, Not Time, Was the True Path to Mastery?
What if the most profound measure of mastery isn't measured in hours of isolated repetition but in meaningful conversations?
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davidphd.bsky.social @davidphd.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Sincere apologies show those around you that you understand and are willing to learn from your mistakes. insight.kellogg.northwestern.edu/ar…
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Why "I’m Sorry" Are Two of the Strongest Words for Leaders
Sincere apologies show those around you that you understand and are willing to learn from your mistakes.
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davidphd.bsky.social @davidphd.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
There are four ways to categorize insults. A well-rounded toxic leader will be adept at all of them. Learn how to avoid these bosses with #DontDrinktheKoolAid koolaidculture.com
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davidphd.bsky.social @davidphd.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
Leaders can learn to access humility as a way to empower their leadership. @PsychToday discusses how it can also make cultures more inclusive and inspirational www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the…
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davidphd.bsky.social @davidphd.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
The days are past when we could tightly control our reputation. There's a constant conversation that you have no control over. #TimLeberecht offers ideas about using it as an impetus to recommit to your values
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3 ways to (usefully) lose control of your brand
The days are past (if they ever existed) when a person, company or brand could tightly control their reputation -- online chatter and spin mean that if you're relevant, there's a constant, free-form conversation happening about you that you have no control over. Tim Leberecht offers three big ideas about accepting that loss of control, even designing for it -- and using it as an impetus to recommit to your values.
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davidphd.bsky.social @davidphd.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
A new study from @ResearchDigest finds rumination can cause those with depression to get ‘stuck’ on thoughts, limiting their ability to mentally juggle options available to them when making decisions
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‘Sticky thinking’ hampers decisions in depression | BPS
New study finds rumination can cause those with depression to get ‘stuck’ on thoughts, limiting their ability to mentally juggle options available to them when making decisions.
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davidphd.bsky.social @davidphd.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Stepping up at the right time can give you a competitive edge, experts from @whartonknows write in this Nano Tool for Leaders
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Timing Is Power: When to Lead and When to Hold Back
Stepping up at the right time can give you a competitive edge, experts from Wharton and Columbia write in this Nano Tool for Leaders.…Read More
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davidphd.bsky.social @davidphd.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Leaders across industries can learn from Pope Leo XIV’s balanced perspective. @KelloggSchool presents a case for Centrism
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The Powerful Lesson Pope Leo XIV Can Teach Leaders
Leaders across industries can learn from Pope Leo XIV's balanced perspective.
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davidphd.bsky.social @davidphd.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Research from @Forbes discusses a shift from businesses being soley self-interested ro a greater commitment to creating value for their customers
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Revolutionizing Business: From Management To Value Creation
A new era of value creation has emerged in some of the fastest growing enterprises of all sizes and is transforming the world economy
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davidphd.bsky.social @davidphd.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
While your strategic goals may be the right ones, is the org built to achieve them? @McKinsey presents new research that reveals a dynamic system that creates value in the face of volatility
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A new operating model for a new world
New McKinsey research shows how organizations can update their operating models so they can close the gap between strategy and performance.
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davidphd.bsky.social @davidphd.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
The benefits of #NeuroEnhancements are not proven scientifically. In this @Tedtalks, #MollyCrockett explains the limits of interpreting neuroscientific data, and why we should all be aware of them
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Beware neuro-bunk
Brains are ubiquitous in modern marketing: Headlines proclaim cheese sandwiches help with decision-making, while a “neuro” drink claims to reduce stress. There’s just one problem, says neuroscientist Molly Crockett: The benefits of these "neuro-enhancements" are not proven scientifically. In this to-the-point talk, Crockett explains the limits of interpreting neuroscientific data, and why we should all be aware of them.
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davidphd.bsky.social @davidphd.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Perceived personal losses from policy changes are higher before implementation, fuelling anger, which seems to subside once said policy comes into effect, according to new research from @ResearchDigest
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Unpopular policies get an easier ride once passed | BPS
Perceived personal losses from policy changes are higher before implementation, fuelling anger, which seems to subside once said policy comes into effect, according to new research
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davidphd.bsky.social @davidphd.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
While it may feel like command-and-control leadership is back in style, research from @mitsmr finds that emotionally intelligent leaders achieve more
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Five Leadership Lessons for ‘Tough’ CEOs | Brian Elliott and Sophie Wade
A tough-leader persona isn’t effective for achieving long-term business results. That demands human-centered leadership.
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davidphd.bsky.social @davidphd.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
“If we’re going to live a life of meaning and significance, it’s got to be about more than just ourselves. In that sense, everyone who is here and doing something meaningful is a leader”, says #BrettPyle @vistage
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Master Transformational Leadership to Inspire Your Team | Vistage
Discover the benefits of transformational leadership and how leaders can embody this to inspire teams, foster innovation and drive success.
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davidphd.bsky.social @davidphd.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
When people perceive society as falling apart, they become more receptive to authoritarian leaders—those who promise order, control, and certainty, finds @PsyPost www.psypost.org/perceived-social-br…
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davidphd.bsky.social @davidphd.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
A workplace well-being expert explores how employee satisfaction drives company performance—and makes the case for why investing in it is not just good business, but a societal imperative, finds @McKinsey
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Author Talks: Are your employees happy at work?
Jan-Emmanuel De Neve of the University of Oxford discusses his book, “Workplace Wellbeing: The Science Behind Employee Happiness and Organizational Performance.”
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davidphd.bsky.social @davidphd.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
#ZoeChance @YaleInsights explains how to avoid “anti-charismatic” behaviors that we fall back on when we’re feeling powerless, including adding unnecessary apologies and caveats.
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To Be More Charismatic, Take the Focus off Yourself
In an excerpt from her book Influence Is Your Superpower, Yale SOM's Zoe Chance explains how to avoid “anti-charismatic” behaviors that we fall back on when we’re feeling powerless, including overusing personal pronouns and adding unnecessary apologies and caveats.
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davidphd.bsky.social @davidphd.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Shifting to self-managed teams and worker autonomy has been linked to greater engagement and performance. But not every employee likes the change, finds @mitsmr
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People Follow Structure: How Less Hierarchy Changes the Workforce
Flattening an organizational hierarchy tends to attract employees who thrive on autonomy, leading to a cultural shift.
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davidphd.bsky.social @davidphd.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
In times of disruption, many organizations freeze their innovation spending despite its critical importance for long-term growth. @McKinsey discusses how to avoid that trap.
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Investing in innovation: Three ways to do more with less
In times of disruption, many organizations freeze their innovation spending despite its critical importance for long-term growth. Here’s how to avoid that trap.
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davidphd.bsky.social @davidphd.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Business rewards the busy “doing mode” over the thoughtful “spacious mode,” but spaciousness can enable better collaboration and decisions, finds @mitsmr
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Create Mental Space to Be a Wiser Leader
In our rush to do more, faster, we’re spending less time thinking deeply. The SPACE framework can help change that.
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davidphd.bsky.social @davidphd.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
New @ResearchDigest finds that memes and videos with a stirical slants deal more reputational damage to those being criticised
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Satire “sharpens the blade” of criticism | BPS
Satirical slants deal more reputational damage to those being criticised, according to new research.
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davidphd.bsky.social @davidphd.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
In challenging times, employees need reassurance that their concerns are valid — and that they can persevere by working together as a team, finds @mitsmr
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Ask Sanyin: What Does Vulnerability Really Mean for Leaders?
Acknowledging your team’s anxieties and sharing your own can help build connection and optimism amid uncertainty.
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davidphd.bsky.social @davidphd.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
A healthy culture can triple a corporate venture’s TSR by defining underlying beliefs, focusing on leadership, and modeling and celebrating desired behavior, finds @McKinsey
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When building new businesses, culture matters
A healthy culture can triple a corporate venture’s TSR, but leaders must take intentional steps to build a healthy culture that creates such value.
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davidphd.bsky.social @davidphd.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
The shift from a small, adaptable team to a larger, process-driven org can create friction. @McKinsey discusses how leaders navigate culture transformation effectively AND maintain entrepreneurial spirit
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Scaling Success: How To Maintain Company Culture During Hypergrowth
Culture transformation is an ongoing journey, not a one-time initiative.
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davidphd.bsky.social @davidphd.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
Research from @PsychToday discusses how tech assist you without overriding the wisdom of your body and soul
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Why You Shouldn’t Outsource Your Intuition to AI
Intuition is your original intelligence. Learn how outsourcing it to AI weakens your discernment and how to stay connected to your inner knowing in a tech-driven world.
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davidphd.bsky.social @davidphd.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
Modern work is about solving brand-new problems, flexibly and collaboratively. But as #YvesMorieux shows in this @TedTalks, an overload of processes and metrics can keeps us from doing our best work
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How too many rules at work keep you from getting things done
Modern work -- from waiting tables to crunching numbers to designing products -- is about solving brand-new problems every day, flexibly and collaboratively. But as Yves Morieux shows in this insightful talk, too often, an overload of rules, processes and metrics keeps us from doing our best work together. Meet the new frontier of productivity: cooperation.
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davidphd.bsky.social @davidphd.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
How do you get people to agree to new ideas? The key is in overcoming four frictions, says @McKinsey
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Author Talks: The forces working against innovation and how to overcome them
How do you get people to agree to new ideas? The key is in overcoming four frictions.
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davidphd.bsky.social @davidphd.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Research from @AICPA_JofA finds that by using info from a client feedback system in a people-first manner, leaders can help create a culture in which staff are less vulnerable to burnout
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Does client feedback hold the secret to employee retention? - Journal of Accountancy
Firm leaders can use the data they gather from client feedback systems to streamline processes and reduce strain on staff.
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davidphd.bsky.social @davidphd.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Research from @ResearchDigest finds that strategies to reduce boredom might reduce sadistic behaviour, too
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People behave more sadistically when they’re bored | BPS
A new paper reveals a factor that the researchers conclude has a “crucial but overlooked” role in fostering sadistic behaviour: simple boredom.
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davidphd.bsky.social @davidphd.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Structured conversation during brainstorming sessions removes some of the risks that can thwart honest discussion, says @McKinsey
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Bias Busters: A better way to brainstorm
For business leaders, a structured brainstorming process can lead to better communication. McKinsey explores how to it works.
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davidphd.bsky.social @davidphd.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Research from @Gallup describes how to strengthen your employees' connections to your workplace #engagement
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How to Improve Employee Engagement in the Workplace
Learn how to improve employee engagement. Discover the true drivers of engagement, the best survey questions and team activity ideas.
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