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Rohan Light

Rohan Light

I help the good build the worthwhile. Doing #progressive, thinking #resilience, learning #DataOps, reading #history, governing #data, loving #physics

Working in Two Time Dimensions

Working in Two Time Dimensions

The purpose of this blog is to capture my thoughts about the current state and future direction of the profession of management. I don't buy into the leadership vs management debate: it feels like a false dichotomy to me. Part of the problem is we need new words.

My Pi-spective on the Creative Mindset

My Pi-spective on the Creative Mindset

(A pi-spective is where you write about something using only 314 words) This pi-spective is written for the Reeds Spring Middle School Artists and Designers. Check out the Reeds Spring Mission Statement, which puts many in the corporate world to shame with their focus on being clear and succinct. Reeds

The Difference Between Planning and Futurity

The Difference Between Planning and Futurity

The purpose of this blog is to capture my thoughts about the current state and future direction of the profession of management. I don't buy into the leadership vs management debate: it feels like a false dichotomy to me. Part of the problem is we need new words.

My Pi-spective on Confidence

My Pi-spective on Confidence

(A pi-spective is where you write about something using only 314 words) Confidence is a strange thing. We believe it to be a good thing but it can as easily deceive us. We are confident in our beliefs when they make a good story, and a good story is about

Performance Appraisal is About Self Definition

Performance Appraisal is About Self Definition

Shawn Murphy, CEO and founder of Switch and Shift ('the human side of business') wrote an article for Inc where he explored the problems with the performance appraisal system: http://www.inc.com/shawn-murphy/killing-the-annual-performance-appraisal.html. It's a good read and, like all good reads, got

My Pi-spective on Business Writing

My Pi-spective on Business Writing

(A pi-spective is where you write about something using only 314 words) Business writing is critical to the modern business professional. In the age of social business expressing yourself is the primary business activity. We talk about the digital divide in society and business in terms of the haves and

My Pi-spective on the Dead Cat Bounce

My Pi-spective on the Dead Cat Bounce

(A pi-spective is where you write about something using only 314 words) A dead cat bounce is a financial term: it means a short recovery following a decline. The idea behind it is that even a dead cat will bounce if it falls from a great height. A dead cat