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Musk’s $44B Distraction
Tesla shareholders woke up on April 4, 2022 on top of the world. $10,000 invested a few years earlier could buy a condominium in most American cities. Elon had made good on moonshot promises, rescuing the company from the brink of bankruptcy and gaining first-mover advantage in the EV and autonomous vehicle race by something like…
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Do Nice People Finish Last?
Umpires ejected manger Leo Durocher from 95 baseball games. No wonder he was dubbed “Leo the Lip.” He feuded with the press, baseball commissioners, and anyone else who crossed him. His teams won three pennants and a World Series, and they didn’t do that by being nice. The saying “Nice guys finish last” comes from…
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All Night Long: Lionel Richie and the Quest for Happiness
One January 1985 morning, Lionel Richie rolled in from an all-nighter just in time for breakfast with the family. The prior night, he had hosted the American Music Awards, performed two of his hits, and won AMAs in six categories. His competition had included the biggest one-name icons in pop music history– Michael, Prince, Madonna,…
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When did it become OK to lay people off via email?
In the past year, the who’s who of tech companies hit send to lay off tens of thousands. Someone in Security or HR must have determined this to be the safest approach. Or Operations optimized the process with so many working from home. And when you lay off thousands of people, logistics are important. But…
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In A World of Hammers, Be a Flashlight
Give opposing politicians the same data (GDP, Unemployment, Inflation) and you’ll get wildly different interpretations of the economy. We know why this happens. They use the data like a drunk uses a lamppost, more for support than illumination.* We look at their explanation through our own political lens, concluding that one of these politicians is…
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Advice My Younger Self Probably Wouldn’t Take
Every so often, someone asks the “younger self” question: “What advice would you give…” I’ve never had a good answer. Usually dodge the question. “No advice. I needed to figure things out for myself, make lots of mistakes.” But in the past month, something hit me. My younger self would LOVE the current remote work…
Andrew Hilger
Andrew Hilger writes and speaks about leadership, AI, the future of work, and digital transformation.
Andrew Hilger
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