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Book review/Philosophy

Does Reputation Matter?

Posted on 7th January 2019 by Ludvig / 0 Comment

It is fascinating to observe how people become obsessed with their reputation. This is especially true in the era of social media. I find this fascinating becau...

Book review/Management

Radical Candor

Posted on 26th December 2018 by Ludvig / 0 Comment

Kim Scott’s book Radical Candor is a truly fascinating management book. You can tell it is a good book because it is hard to summarize. Each chapter is fi...

Book review/Philosophy

The Art of Dealing with Difficult People

Posted on 9th September 2018 by Ludvig / 0 Comment

The modern relevance of Stoic ideas is beautifully explained by the American philosopher William B. Irvine in two of his books, A Guide to the Good Life: The An...

Book review/Management

The Ajax Dilemma

Posted on 8th August 2018 by Ludvig / 0 Comment

The Ajax Dilemma is a fantastic interpretation of the Iliad by the classicist philosopher Paul Woodruff, centering on the tensions arising between Ajax, Odysseu...

Essay/Organizational design

Understanding Competition and Cooperation

Posted on 6th August 2018 by Ludvig / 0 Comment

Contemporary society literally surrounds us with a semantic mess when it comes to the way human interactions are to be “managed.” On the one hand, we are bombar...

Essay/Management

The Art of the Sale

Posted on 6th August 2018 by Ludvig / 0 Comment

Economics tells us that selling is about understanding a customer’s needs and delivering a product to meet them. In the world of homo oeconomicus, the success o...

Essay/Philosophy

On the Careful Use of Language

Posted on 5th August 2018 by Ludvig / 0 Comment

Although primates in general are among the most social of mammal species, very few primate groups are capable of supporting more than eighteen males. Beyond thi...

Essay/Organizational design

Why Hierarchy is Everywhere

Posted on 2nd August 2018 by Ludvig / 0 Comment

Abhorred by some as a means for social domination, adored by others for its apparent success, hierarchy (from ancient Greek hiereus (ἱερεύς) “priest” and arkh...

Book review/Organizational design

Designing the Office

Posted on 28th May 2016 by Ludvig / 0 Comment

In Cubed (2015), Nikil Saval offers a refreshing and well-sourced history of the American office, from the counting houses of the nineteenth century to the Goog...

Essay/Organizational design

The Uses and Misuses of Competition

Posted on 29th February 2016 by Ludvig / 0 Comment

There is an interesting analogy to be made between today’s corporations and the mystery surrounding the construction of the ancient Egyptian Pyramids. How could...

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