Simple Reason Why Mission Statements Fail
What gets you out of bed in the morning? Do you wake up when the sun rises? Or Is it because you already know your kids are awake? I don’t know what got you out […]
Author: David Burkus
David Burkus is an organizational psychologist, keynote speaker, and bestselling author of five books on leadership and teamwork.
Personality Tests are Useless (Most Of Them Anyway)
The other day I got an email from a former student of mine. It read: “Dear, Dr. Burkus, thanks so much for your advice years ago in class on acing the job interview. I’m now […]
Extrinsic Vs Intrinsic Motivation at Work
When I was a kid, maybe eight or nine years old, I was playing in the basement of our house, and I found a duffle bag stuffed under a pile of other random stuff. The […]
Ignore The HIPPOs (Highest Paid Person’s Opinions)
You’ve probably seen them roaming around the wilderness of your open office. They’re most likely to be discovered (or rather most likely to reveal themselves) inside meetings: HIPPOs, The Highest Paid Person’s Opinions! You can […]
Don’t Hire For Culture Fit
You’ve probably heard the advice: “Don’t hire for skills; hire for culture fit.” If someone is a good fit for your company culture, you can train them on the skills they need. But the reverse […]
Introverts Don’t Hate People
One of the most common responses when I tell people I wrote a book about networking is a simple, “Oh…well, I’m an introvert…so that probably doesn’t work for me.” And over time, I’ve learned to […]