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The Vision
Smarter leadership
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
Eric Markowitz is a partner and the Director of Research at investment firm Nightview Capital. A former investigative journalist, with bylines in The New Yorker, GQ, Fast Company, among other[…]
Andreessen Horowitz cofounder Ben Horowitz thought that “blowing sunshine” was the right way to handle pressure — here’s how he corrected his mistake.
Ben Horowitz is a founding partner at the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz and author of the best-selling book, “The Hard Thing About Hard Things.”
The rapid crash of Nokia was triggered when key information gatekeepers became bottlenecks. Here’s the key lesson.
Jeffrey Beeson is a pioneer of Network Leadership, the founder of Ensemble Enabler, and the author of Network Leadership.
The Culture
Better management, better teams
We manipulate constantly — but few of us want to be called “manipulative.” Here, ex-Google executive Jenny Wood redefines an unfairly maligned trait.
Jenny Wood is a former Google executive. Her writing has been featured in Harvard Business Review, Entrepreneur, Inc., and Forbes.
Magicians use “change blindness” to delight audiences — and you can use it to become an excellent colleague.
Dr. John Eliot is an executive coach and the co-author of How to Get Along with Anyone.
From “job crafting” to questioning our preconceived ideas about work, there are many ways to fight burnout and disengagement.
Tim Duggan is the author of Work Backwards: The Revolutionary Method to Work Smarter and Live Better.
The Unlock
Breakthrough thinking
From “crave” packs to Valentine bookings, the world’s first fast-food hamburger chain values innovation from every level of the organization.
Dave Whorton is the Founder and CEO of Tugboat Institute and the author of Another Way.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
Eric Markowitz is a partner and the Director of Research at investment firm Nightview Capital. A former investigative journalist, with bylines in The New Yorker, GQ, Fast Company, among other[…]
Unconsidered productivity might leave you moving efficiently in the entirely wrong direction.
Danny Kenny is a Senior Principal Consultant and Facilitator at InspireCorps. With a Ph.D. in Behavioral Science from the University of Technology Sydney, he specializes in organizational and culture development, leadership[…]
The Transformation
Integrate technology faster
“You need to embrace these systems and try out what’s going on because if you don’t understand it, you really can’t hope to help your organization adapt and stay in front of this momentous, world-changing technology.”
Michael D. Watkins is a professor of leadership at the IMD Business School and a co-founder of Genesis Advisers. He was a professor at the Harvard Kennedy School and the Harvard Business School, and[…]
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Will platforms continue to offer the like button as an all-purpose tool — or will each of the button’s various functions exist in new forms?
Bob Goodson is President and Founder of Quid, and the co-author of Like: The Button That Changed The World. He was the first employee at Yelp, where he played a[…]
As we shape our future we should ask: Which interpretations of classic sci-fi fables hold sway with today’s powerful tech leaders?
Adam Becker is a science journalist with a PhD in astrophysics. He has written for the New York Times, the BBC, NPR, Scientific American, New Scientist, Quanta, and other publications. His books include What Is Real?[…]
The Learning Curve
Strategies for a smarter work-life
Robert Waldinger, Zen priest and Harvard professor, explains why fulfillment isn’t about reaching an idealized state. It’s found in everyday acts of kindness and compassion.
Hanan Harb Sahourieh is a writer and learning & development strategist with more than 20 years of experience in writing, marketing, and workforce development. She is the author of Everybody,[…]
Sunita Sah hopes that by redefining defiance, we can build societies that allow people to live more authentic lives.
Can we learn to always look on the bright side of life?