by Craig Wallace, PhD | Jan 26, 2021
The tortoise and the hare – A parable that has educated generations. Clearly, the rabbit was faster and should have won the race by a large margin. Yet, the slow and steady turtle took home the trophy while the rabbit took a nap. We all understand the message, but...
by Craig Wallace, PhD | Oct 10, 2020
Managing for the weekend needs to be put out to pasture. Strong, involved leadership is needed today, more than it has been for a very long time. The pandemic has hurt businesses, dampened spirits, and dramatically changed lives. Disruption brings change. And change...
by Craig Wallace, PhD | Sep 3, 2020
A new organizational symptom of COVID-19 has recently been discovered: frozen learning and development (L&D) efforts. While the new symptom might not be directly impacting the bottom line yet, and is not a universal symptom, such symptoms have been known to...
by Craig Wallace, PhD | May 28, 2020
As an organizational psychologist, I’m curious about the role of leaders in a virtual work world with uncertain futures. Leaders are looked to for guidance during these uncharted times, but assuming we have to revert to command-and-control leadership to get everything...
by Craig Wallace, PhD | Mar 28, 2020
Stone-age humans relied on them. Socrates, Confucius and Newton did, too. The Vikings used them to invade Britain. Occam’s Razor is based on them. Franz Gall used them to develop phrenology. Harry Markowitz did as well for selecting stock portfolios; Billy Beane for...