The History of Modern Organizations — PART VI. — People have been working since the dawn of our time. Whether it was hunting or gathering, farming or nursing, warring, or leading, work has always been there. But, work has changed over time. …

The History of Modern Organizations — PART V. — People have been working since the dawn of our time. Whether it was hunting or gathering, farming or nursing, warring, or leading, work has always been there. But, work has changed over time. …

The History of Modern Organizations — PART IV. — People have been working since the dawn of our time. Whether it was hunting or gathering, farming or nursing, warring, or leading, work has always been there. But, work has changed over time. …

The History of Modern Organizations — PART III. — People have been working since the dawn of our time. Whether it was hunting or gathering, farming or nursing, warring, or leading, work has always been there. But, work has changed over time. …

The History of Modern Organizations — PART II. — People have been working since the dawn of our time. Whether it was hunting or gathering, farming or nursing, warring, or leading, work has always been there. But, work has changed over time. …

The History of Modern Organizations — PART I. — People have been working since the dawn of our time. Whether it was hunting or gathering, farming or nursing, warring, or leading, work has always been there. But, work has changed over time. …

You’ve probably never even heard of Wilhelm Wundt. — If we look back into history, psychology as such is not yet that old. It wasn’t until 1879 that Wilhelm Wundt (1832–1920) opened the first official psychology laboratory in Leipzig, Germany. As a modern science, it’s not even one and a half-century old. In earlier eras, however, psychology-related topics were…

Maybe today is not the fastest-paced time ever. Think about it. — 1783 The Montgolfier brothers invented the hot air balloon 1800 Alessandro Volta invented the electrical circuit 1804 First steam locomotive hauled a train in South Wales 1826 Joseph Nicéphore Niépce took the first photograph 1830s Samuel Morse and others invented the telegraph 1876 Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone 1877…

It’s easy to get too overconfident in your enthusiasm when you learn something new. — In 1999, David Dunning and Justin Kruger described what has become known as the Dunning-Kruger Effect — the cognitive bias in which people highly overestimate their ability in some area of expertise. You learn of a field of expertise that is relatively new to you and you dive right in…