Yes, we walk bipedally, we think in abstract terms and we can do integral calculus, but just maybe we might have something to learn from our primate cousins, the Bonobo. Bonobos (Pan paniscus), also called pygmy or gracile chimpanzees share more than 98% of the same genetic material (DNA) with...
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As a product manager, have words ever gotten you down? Or, more precisely, has the lack of shared meaning of words used by the team - even ostensibly shared words - appeared unexpectedly and disastrously like an iceberg in the mist? At the most recent Product Management Educational Conference (PMEC),...
Cover via AmazonHuman beings are social animals. Our lives depend on other humans. Human infants are born unable to transport or care for themselves. Their survival depends on another human's efforts. We develop and learn about the world around us through the filter of other people. Our connections to others...
Mole?A mole is solitary. A mole is hard-working. A mole gets the digging done.A mole also spends most of its time in the dark. A mole receives little to no assistance from other moles. A mole rarely sees the light of day, let alone the scenery. A mole is not...
So, you think you work with a team of morons. You are certain that your life is being hindered by the sheer incompetence of your cross-functional team mates and you have no choice but to grind through the endless days in agony. I have 5 simple points for you to...
