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AI needs to disrupt our lives faster

Last week I talked about the disruption Artificial Intelligence (AI) is causing. That’s old news (at least in the 21st-century sense of “old” news). A lot of us are fearful, especially of being replaced...

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Welcome to the Hockey Stick

OpenAI is hiring hundreds of junior developers to train the company’s software on how to code software. Once artificial intelligence platforms learn how to code, it could make millions of junior developers obsolete. More...

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In Praise of the Plain Resume

I dusted off my resume the other day. Seeing it again for the first time in years, I realized anyone looking at it might wonder why someone claiming design expertise had such a plain...

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Defensive Management

Remember learning to drive? Oh, the joy… Steely resolve as you nervously clutched the wheel, the front of the car peeking hesitantly out of the driveway. Hypervigilance on full display as you scanned busy...

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The Deadliest Leadership Sin: Pride

The seven deadly sins were originally articulated in Christianity, but represent universal hazards. One is particularly dangerous for leaders: pride. In the right amount, it breathes wind into our sails. In excess, it feeds...

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Face it: Facebook’s a Publisher

A long time ago in a walled garden far, far away, Section 230 of the US Communications Decency Act came to life. It was designed to nurture the seedlings of young internet companies that...

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Consensual Leadership

Consensual authority is an age-old idea: if authority is wielded arbitrarily, eventually it fails. People need to consent to authority for it to be legitimate and effective. Otherwise, you end up with autocracy. Consensual...