by Mark O'Brien | Jul 6, 2016
One of two things must be true: It’s easy to be hoodwinked by people who don’t do anything. We’ve lost our ability to recognize people who don’t do anything. I’m not sure which of those is true. But I know one of them must be because Inc....
by Mark O'Brien | Oct 16, 2015
It makes me uncomfortable to realize how many opportunities I miss to blame myself for things. I was reminded of that particular failing, yet again, when I read this article in Fast Company: “The Psychology Behind Why People Steal Their Coworkers’...
by Mark O'Brien | Jun 29, 2015
With the publication of my new book for adults all but imminent — For Adults Only: How to Act Like an Adult Around Adults (it’s for adults) — I’ve decided to offer a few excerpts here to gin up interest and, ideally, multi-million-dollar sales. WARNING:...
by Mark O'Brien | Jan 13, 2015
Good news, kids: We’re no longer complex creatures. We’re neither cryptic nor complicated. Anfractuous behavioral lines are now — if not perfectly straight — at least malleable. Outcomes are predictable. That’s right. We have experience maps. An...
