What we are reading February 7, 2024
It is a busy week, and lots of information is catching our attention. Business leaders are looking for critical thinking and fighting churn. Syphilis rates are rising while other STDs are falling. Finally, we are getting neomedieval, whatever that means.
We can still make a good economy much better
The end of the “vibecession” doesn’t mean we should stop questioning the economy.
Oshan Jarow
The economy can always get batter.
Leaders want strategic and critical thinking more than anything.
Most of their workers don’t have it.
This means that you might have people who disagree with you.
How to Avoid the Churn That Comes with Agility
Leaders today know that they need to be agile — to change direction quickly in the face of changing or uncertain conditions. But a byproduct of agility is churn: The confusion and demotivation that comes from many such pivots. This can cause inefficiency that bogs down innovative projects and strategies. The author advises that leaders instead set and communicate an unchanging overarching goal, while allowing that how they achieve that goal can and will change over time.
Ron Ashkenas
One of the sources from this weeks, blog.
The US hasn’t seen syphilis numbers this high since 1950. Other STD rates are down or flat
Infectious syphilis cases in the U.S. rose by 9% in 2022. That’s according to a new federal government report released Tuesday on sexually transmitted diseases in adults.
MIKE STOBBEWhy is this happening? We should have a way to mitigate this.
Why conservatives are melting down over Taylor Swift
Swift represents a constituency they’re losing big time: Young women.
Li Zhou
Swifttys are a cultural and political force; we better get used to them.
Shockingly enough, forcing people back to the office isn’t leading to higher profits
WFH has its merits, says study
Craig Hale
Not a shock at all this is about power not profits.
Welcome to the “neomedieval era”
Nations like the US have more firepower than ever before — but they also appear weaker than ever. The upshot is a world that feels out of control
Joshua Keating
We are looking for a way to explain the present situation, this might work.
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