Have you ever felt like you’re pushing a boulder uphill? You work longer hours, invest more money, hire more people… and yet the underlying problems in your organization remain intact. They may change shape or…
You probably know the feeling. You have a problem in your company—or in your life. You apply a logical, proven, obvious solution. The problem improves a little… and then comes back with a vengeance, stronger than…
Imagine you are driving down a foggy road. You can only see a few meters ahead. Suddenly, you hit the brakes because you think you see a shadow, but the car doesn’t stop instantly—it slides. You turn the steering…
Look out the window. If you see a tree, you are looking at a technology far more advanced than your smartphone. If your phone falls to the ground, it breaks. If the battery dies, it’s useless. If the operating system…
Have you ever tried to fix a sales problem by hiring more salespeople, only to discover three months later that you’ve overwhelmed your customer support team? Or tried to boost your productivity by sleeping one hour…
When we think about a company’s success, we usually look at its financial statements, its marketing strategy, or the quality of its product. We rarely look at its invisible routines. Yet in the second part of his…
We live in a culture obsessed with labeling everything. You’re introverted or extroverted. You’re visual or auditory. And, of course, the reigning label of the corporate and artistic world: you’re “left-brained”…
Imagine a 71-year-old man who cannot remember what he ate for breakfast ten minutes ago, who doesn’t even know where the kitchen in his own house is—yet who can go out for a walk on his own, circle the block, and…
Have you ever felt that, no matter how much you learn, the horizon moves away faster than you can run? It’s not just a feeling of work-related stress; it’s a symptom of an evolutionary mismatch. Your brain—a marvel…
Douglas Lux
GGyess WorkSuite
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