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I've been researching how ancient civilizations cleaned their butts after pooping (I'm writing a book!) and y'all, the Ancient Greeks were SUPER punk rock. They used bits of broken ceramic like a scoop (don't worry - the edges were smoothed out) and sometimes THE BITS OF POTTERY WERE INSCRIBED WITH THE NAMES OF THEIR ENEMIES.
They literally wiped their butts with their enemies' names. I am in awe.
Why are all the big, super-profitable tech companies doing layoffs right now? And what have, historically, been the results?
https://news.stanford.edu/2022/12/05/explains-recent-tech-layoffs-worried/ This interview with a Stanford professor who specializes in layoff analyses is fascinating.
As layoffs in the tech sector mount, Stanford Graduate School of Business Professor Jeffrey Pfeffer is worried. Research – by him, and others – has shown that the stress layoffs create takes a devastating toll on behavioral and physical health and increases mortality and morbidity substantially. Layoffs literally kill people, he said.
When you automatically cancel all recurring group meetings:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34230841
I've seen a couple of attempts to cut back on excess meetings in orgs that had way too many useless meetings and they somehow managed to make things even worse.
People who have a high propensity for creating useless meetings kept creating useless meetings and filled up any potentially freed up time within months, but a number of useful meetings that were driving real change were killed and never recovered.
Calling all CPOs!
We're about to release a research report on Chief Product Officers and the shape this leadership role is taking in 2023... and we need as many of you to get your 5 mins of input here as possible.
RT this for reach please ✨
https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/BMDDG26
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