Posts Tagged ‘sutton’
Two Weird Ideas That Work
Stanford professor (and LeaderLab guest) Bob Sutton illustrates wo examples from his book Weird Ideas That Work. Sutton encourages individuals to ignore superiors and peers, and suggests trying to learn from people who have solved the same problems you face.
We Don’t Negotiate Salary
This week I’ve been re-reading Jeffrey Pfeffer and Bob Sutton’s under-appreciated classic Hard Facts, Dangerous Half-Truths and Total Nonsense. The book is a call to action for evidence based management filled with intriguing anecdotes about companies who might just be doing a better job understanding human nature than common sense dictates. Tucked into the book [...]
The Role of Research
Over the weekend, I’ve found myself struggling to reconcile two recent comments in my head. Last week, Bob Sutton wrote on his blog: “most management books are based on anecdotes, the biased recollections of some famous executives, or on research that is presented as rigorous (but is not…Good to Great is a perfect example).” In [...]
Evidence-Based Management
Management is a tough job. Constant pressure to make decision with incomplete information can cause even the top managers and leaders to make mistake. Fortunately, there is plenty of evidence to help make good choices. Unfortunately, most managers ignore it. In this classic article from Harvard Business Review, Jeffrey Pfeffer and Robert Sutton present the [...]
