Michael Overell

These findings offer some useful guidance to help you understand and influence your executives' motivation. Where do gaps typically emerge and what can you do to help close them?

Intrinsic motivators: CEOs create a gap here by imagining that senior executives are immune to the appeal of these factors. Everyone's needs differ--see below--but even highly experienced leaders can derive substantial satisfaction from a sense of achievement, recognition for those achievements, and opportunities for growth and advancement. It takes some creative thinking to design these factors into a more senior role, but a strategic People leader can help--and some well-timed celebrations can go a long way.
Extrinsic motivators: Senior executives command hefty compensation packages, but it's a mistake to assume that someone will remain satisfied with their comp, no matter how far you may have initially stretched to accommodate their requirements. Again, individual needs will differ, but the psychological process of hedonic adaptation means that we inevitably take improvements for granted--this is why salary and status are "hygiene factors" in Herzberg's framework. Even the most substantial increases eventually lose their ability to motivate, and the resulting gap between reality and expectations can be a major source of dissatisfaction. To be clear, I'm not suggesting that you simply defer to executives' wishes to keep them happy--that quickly becomes unsustainable. So be prepared to negotiate with them not only upon extending an offer, but also at regular intervals thereafter.
Individual variation: It's essential to have clarity on what each of your executives values most and the extent to which their needs are being met today. There are many reasons why a CEO shouldn't have too many direct reports, but this is among the most important. If you're managing too many executives, it's easy to lose touch with what motivates them as individuals and their respective levels of fulfillment and satisfaction. You may have to close that gap by shrinking or formalizing

Great article: fact based and clear.

tldr: climate change isn’t remotely the main cause of megafires. California needs more (controlled) burning.

1) All screens out of the bedroom before bedtime

2) No social media until high school

3) Work out a screen time budget in a way that helps children develop their own sense of agency and self-control.

Strong article full of disturbing stats and concrete steps that need to happen at scale.

In a typical year, more pre-schoolers are shot dead in America (about 75) than police officers are.

1. Faster vaccines
2. Digital infra
3. Open peer review

Long read; full of insight; recommended for anyone into tech strategy, platforms, and future of mobile.

Head-scratcher of an interview for what in other circumstances would be amusing satire.

Long, depressing reminder of what could have been.

Ton of great links here for kids and adults alike.

Geeking out on this topic while getting into Roam Research. Feel both late and super early to the bandwagon.

Super helpful look at why California is burning (hint: not just climate change).

Prepare for the worst? 2nd and 3rd order implications of any of these are genuinely frightening.

Who’s using and loving Roam Research, and what are your use cases?

This is one of the more practical guides I’ve found. Keen for more!

California is Australia now.

Subtext: it could be much, much worse. Australian fires lasted months and blanketed capital cities in smoke for weeks on end.

This post took me back my formative education on tech/telco industries, studying regulatory strategy for Australia’s NBN deployment. Fascinating stuff.

This is exceptional: the rare combo of practical, actionable advice with broad relevance.

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Insane gun laws seem inextricably linked to police militarization.

“the assault-weapons ban tolled in 2004, pent-up demand among firearms enthusiasts for AR-15s and similar weapons caused consumer sales of military-style rifles to soar, creating another incentive for police departments to stock up. American police officers and American citizens were in a veritable arms race. Then came more mass shootings.”

Great essay, covering growth / product / business strategy, platforms, and many loops.

Disappointed to read this about my hometown uni. Problems seem to run deep.

The clearest framing of potential scenarios I’ve seen. Recommended reading, and start testing!

This seems like forever ago already