I tend to agree. “My observation—and experience—is that most corporate employees, investors, and customers are doing just fine. They may have challenges and problems which arise in business, but no one is cheating them, or lying to them, or mercilessly… Read More »Toxicity Sources
“Managers love yes-men and yes-women—people who nod along and follow orders without question. Leaders actively seek out the people who will challenge them. As Simon explains: “Managers love a good yes-man. Leaders? They want the person who says, ‘I think… Read More »Managers vs. Leaders
Novel ways are coming.
In Slovak, the word decent (slušný) is very close to the obedient (poslušný). And a lot of people tell their kids to be obedient at school. But what they actually want them to do, is to be decent. When you… Read More »Decent vs. Obedient
But it happens once in a while. “As of the early 1200s, mentions of Greek Fire disappear from accounts of battles, for unknown reasons. It’s possible that the secret had been forgotten by the Byzantines themselves during the general decline… Read More »We Rarely Loose Technology
“Because parts were interchangeable, repairs were simpler. And the precision of the machining meant that unlike most other automakers, Ford didn’t need to test the engine before it was attached to the chassis, since “if parts were made correctly and… Read More »Ford and the Birth of the Model T
Just stop using platforms that give you zero ownership of what you see. “I miss the old internet, and I don’t mean the slow dial-up internet. No, I miss the internet specifically before it collapsed into a single, endless feed… Read More »We traded blogs for black boxes, now we’re paying for it
Je to kultúra. Ako väčšinou. “Európskej únii na jednej strane chýba otvorený trhový priestor na súťaž nápadov a projektov, ktorý brzdí predovšetkým rozsiahla miera regulácií a podrobného výkazníctva, na druhej strane nemá k dispozícii neobmedzenú politickú silu, ktorá by centrálne… Read More »Čo stojí za dominanciou Pekingu v postfosílnych technológiách
Science and engineering in action.
It is not how you probably think.