Jobs/Professions “The predicament of modern C.E.O.s may seem surprising, given their prominence and lavish compensation” Author Drew Kaplan Date 28 November 2016 Business professors once talked about “the imperial C.E.O.,” but, increasingly, we’re in the era...
Jobs/Professions “If American teachers…haven’t got much better over the past three decades, it’s largely because their training hasn’t, either” Author Drew Kaplan Date 4 November 2016 Most new teachers enter the classroom with a limited set of pedagogical skills, since...
Work “Continuous improvement is of no use if you’re not improving the right things” Author Drew Kaplan Date 30 October 2016 Customer service seems worse than it once was. Most companies underinvest in it, because...
Work “Collegiality is a fragile and mysterious thing. It can’t be quantified or mandated, and it doesn’t figure prominently in public discussions of work” Author Drew Kaplan Date 18 September 2016 Collegiality is a fragile and mysterious thing. It can’t be quantified or mandated, and...
Movies, Work “Dr. McCoy and Mr. Spock…don’t need to be good friends to be effective colleagues” Author Drew Kaplan Date 15 September 2016 The differences that matter — that create comic friction and dramatic tension — are...
Jobs/Professions, Work “There’s more to life than whether you got this job or that fellowship” Author Drew Kaplan Date 6 August 2016 It’s important for people to establish a sense of their own value beyond some...
Jobs/Professions, Work “Having a title in front of your name is important, but it does not mean you have a career” Author Drew Kaplan Date 25 July 2016 Having a title in front of your name is important, but it does not...
Courtship/Dating, Work “If you want to understand why ‘Netflix and chill’ has replaced dinner and a movie, you need to look at how people work” Author Drew Kaplan Date 27 June 2016 If you want to understand why “Netflix and chill” has replaced dinner and a...
Jobs/Professions, Work “One thing I encourage people to think about is to look not just at the company, but look at the specific person you’re going to be working for” Author Drew Kaplan Date 13 May 2016 One thing I encourage people to think about is to look not just at...
Jobs/Professions, Semantics “Jargon acts not only to euphemize, but to license, setting insiders against outsiders…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 4 April 2016 Professional jargon—on Wall Street, in humanities departments, in government offices—can be a fence raised...