agosto 2017 – Isaac Lucatero

Universities are broke. So let’s cut the pointless admin and get back to teaching

As students have been celebrating their exam results, pundits from across the political spectrum have been commiserating the state of British universities. Andrew Adonis, an education minister during the Blair years, has excoriated universities for offering costly courses while jacking up the pay of their senior leaders. Nick Timothy, […] Lee el artículo completo aquí Universities are broke. So let’s cut the pointless admin and get back to teaching

Innovación

The Secret to How Amazon Dominates

25 agosto, 2017 curadoporilucatero0 comentarios

E-commerce giant Amazon has its hands in dozens of businesses: publishing, television, hardware, the cloud, logistics, meal kits, and grocery, to name just a few. At Fortune’s Brainstorm Tech conference in Aspen, Colo., on Tuesday Jeff Wilke, CEO of Amazon’s $120 billion consumer business, revealed how the company tackles […] Lee el artículo completo aquí The Secret to How Amazon Dominates

Liderazgo

3 Ways Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos Makes Tough Decisions Without Being 100% Sure

21 agosto, 2017 curadoporilucatero0 comentarios

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos recently released his 20th annual letter to shareholders. This one wasn’t just a reminder of how to run a thriving business, but how to run a thriving career. For anyone who wants to speed things up in their business or their life, Bezos’s section on […] Lee el artículo completo aquí 3 Ways Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos Makes Tough Decisions Without Being 100% Sure

Tecnología

In the AI Age, “Being Smart” Will Mean Something Completely Different

19 agosto, 2017 curadoporilucatero0 comentarios

Andrew Ng has likened artificial intelligence (AI) to electricity in that it will be as transformative for us as electricity was for our ancestors. I can only guess that electricity was mystifying, scary, and even shocking to them — just as AI will be to many of us . […] Lee el artículo completo aquí In the AI Age, “Being Smart” Will Mean Something Completely Different

Innovación

19 Things We’re Dying to Redesign

17 agosto, 2017 curadoporilucatero0 comentarios

Immigration There should be an AI bot for navigating the immigration process. If they can do it with TurboTax, they can do it with immigration (and I suspect there may even be fewer edge cases). It’s also easy to make something like that multilingual, which would be key. Right […] Lee el artículo completo aquí 19 Things We’re Dying to Redesign

Liderazgo

The Dark Side of Resilience

16 agosto, 201716 agosto, 2017 curadoporilucatero0 comentarios

Resilience, defined as the psychological capacity to adapt to stressful circumstances and to bounce back from adverse events, is a highly sought-after personality trait in the modern workplace. As Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant argue in their recent book , we can think of resilience as a sort of […] Lee el artículo completo aquí The Dark Side of Resilience

Emprendimiento

To Come Up with a Good Idea, Start by Imagining the Worst Idea Possible

16 agosto, 201716 agosto, 2017 curadoporilucatero0 comentarios

There are many creative tools a designer uses to think differently, but none is more counter-intuitive than “wrong thinking,” also called reverse thinking. Wrong thinking is when you intentionally think of the worst idea possible — the exact opposite of the accepted or logical solution, ideas that can get […] Lee el artículo completo aquí To Come Up with a Good Idea, Start by Imagining the Worst Idea Possible

Liderazgo

Help Your Team Stop Overcommitting by Empowering Them to Say No

15 agosto, 2017 curadoporilucatero0 comentarios

We live in a culture of “yes.” We don’t want to disappoint our bosses, colleagues, families, or friends, so we say “yes” as often as we can manage. Oftentimes, we say “yes” when we should say “no.” There’s nothing wrong with wanting to please. In fact, we’re hardwired for […] Lee el artículo completo aquí Help Your Team Stop Overcommitting by Empowering Them to Say No

Liderazgo

Google Spent Years Studying Effective Bosses. Now They Teach New Managers These 6 Things

12 agosto, 2017 curadoporilucatero0 comentarios

CREDIT: Getty Images The transition from individual contributor to manager is not an easy one. In many cases, the skills that got you the promotion will not be the same ones that make you effective as a manager. Luckily, we have organizations like Google that have spent years researching […] Lee el artículo completo aquí Google Spent Years Studying Effective Bosses. Now They Teach New Managers These 6 Things

Liderazgo

Changing Company Culture Requires a Movement, Not a Mandate

11 agosto, 2017 curadoporilucatero0 comentarios

Culture is like the wind. It is invisible, yet its effect can be seen and felt. When it is blowing in your direction, it makes for smooth sailing. When it is blowing against you, everything is more difficult. For organizations seeking to become more adaptive and innovative, culture change […] Lee el artículo completo aquí Changing Company Culture Requires a Movement, Not a Mandate