KaizenSeptember 11, 2020Luca DellAnnaManagement Kaizen means continuous improvement. It is critical to avoid zombification. Read More→
Spin-offsSeptember 10, 2020Luca DellAnnaManagement Spin-offs are innovation tools to solve an incentives problem. Read More→
Job descriptionsSeptember 9, 2020Luca DellAnnaManagement Job descriptions are useful because they are conspicuous. They also inform development. Good vs bad. Read More→
Excerpt from “The Control Heuristic”September 8, 2020Luca DellAnnaExcerpt The excerpt of Luca Dellanna's book "The Control Heuristic", about irrational and self-harming behavior, and procrastination. Read More→
What are visual illusions, and why do we fall prey to them?September 8, 2020Luca DellAnnaExcerpt An example of a visual illusion and a simple explanation of the surprising reason we fall prey to them so easily. Read More→
Why do we have moods?September 8, 2020Luca DellAnnaExcerpt Moods are tools to avoid spending time and energy on wasteful actions, and to motivate us in presence of rewards. Read More→
Training expectationsSeptember 8, 2020Luca DellAnnaManagement Managers might or might not be the ones conducting training, but they must set expectations for who must learn what and what for. Read More→
ScopingSeptember 6, 2020Luca DellAnnaManagement Scoping is the definition and communication of what's to be done, what's *not* to be done, and when the task is finished. Read More→
Standard Operating ProceduresSeptember 6, 2020Luca DellAnnaManagement Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) are tools to surface problems. Read More→
Core ValuesSeptember 6, 2020Luca DellAnnaManagement Core Values are expensive tradeoffs whose worthiness managers must demonstrate with costly actions. Read More→