Friday's Finds 202

friday2Fridays Finds:

@EskoKilpi“Theory and practice are starting to catch up with the changes brought about by the loosely coupled, modular nature of creative work.”

@humoratwork – “Tomorrow (noun): A mythical land where 99% of all human productivity, motivation, and achievement is stored.”

@MITSMRThe CEO experience trap

Out of the 501 CEOs we looked at, 19.6% had at least one prior CEO job. Our research found that these prior CEOs performed worse than their peers without such experience. Being a prior CEO was negatively and significantly associated with three-year average post-succession return on assets.

Can Citizens Roll Back Silent Army of Watchers? – via @mgeist

It’s not just that someone might find out things about us that they have no need to know — important though that is — it’s that government and corporations intercept and analyze our data, sorting us into categories for differential treatment. Can you name your threat-risk assessment (TRA) at CSIS or your postal-code-based consumer segment? No. But those classifications can make a big difference to your actual choices and life chances.

 

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