Our weekly roundup highlights links to articles and talks to help you be a more effective leader.
- When “thank you” wears out (Smart Brief)
“The words are great equalizers, and graciousness makes an excellent foundation for any relationship… Yet there is a very important principle to keep in mind when engaging employees through feedback recognition: the law of diminishing returns.” “Special Forces” Innovation: How DARPA Attacks Problems (HBR)
“Our purpose is to demonstrate that DARPA’s approach to breakthrough innovation is a viable and compelling alternative to the traditional models common in large, captive research organizations.”- The beauty of data visualization (TED)
“David McCandless turns complex data sets (like worldwide military spending, media buzz, Facebook status updates) into beautiful, simple diagrams that tease out unseen patterns and connections. Good design, he suggests, is the best way to navigate information glut — and it may just change the way we see the world.”