Category Archives: Management

How to motivate workers

Not everyone agrees on how to motivate workers. I’m still trying to decide which of these ideas sounds most correct: Charles Coonradt, author of The Game of Work, gives five reasons why games are better than jobs: 1. Feedback is … Continue reading

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Amtrak series: Pick good metrics and stay on track, if it matters

As I mentioned, this weekend I came from Sacramento to Provo by Amtrak train. I flew to Sacramento on Southwest Airlines, buying a one-way ticket so I could decide later whether to depart from SAC or San Francisco. But at … Continue reading

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