This is part of the DR Book Collection. Stanford's Robert Sutton is a favorite of mine among management experts. I've been a fan of his work ever since reading his HBR article "More Trouble Than They're Worth" and the book-length version The … [Read more]
Raising the Drawbridges
"Is Poland's government right-wing or left-wing?" asks a recent article in The Economist. Its leaders revere the Catholic church, vow to protect Poles from terrorism by not accepting any Muslim refugees and fulminate against “gender ideology” (by … [Read more]
Your True Identity as a Human Being
This post is part of the General Conference Odyssey. President Harold B. Lee kicked off the October 1973 General Conference with a talk on Friday morning called Understanding Who We Are Brings Self-Respect. The talk was not what I expected at all. … [Read more]
Forgiveness, Boundaries, and Reconciliation
This is part of the General Conference Odyssey. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors (Matt. 6:12). And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us (Luke 11:4). I, the Lord, will forgive whom I … [Read more]
A Little Pick-Me-Up on Violence in the World
A number of terrorist incidents have taken place in this year alone. This doesn't even begin to cover the controversies over police shootings (both of civilians and officers) or the number of violent episodes that go unnoticed by the public and … [Read more]
Writing Ourselves: An Interview with Jack Harrell
This is part of the DR Book Collection. Over at Worlds Without End, I’ve written a review of Greg Kofford Books' new publication Writing Ourselves: Essays on Creativity, Craft, and Mormonism by Jack Harrell. I explain, As one who does not … [Read more]
DR Editor in New Book: As Iron Sharpens Iron
This past week, Greg Kofford Books--what I consider to currently be the best publisher in Mormon Studies--released a new volume edited by Julie Smith titled As Iron Sharpens Iron: Listening to the Various Voices of Scripture. As the description … [Read more]
Peer Effects in Production
Want to increase production among low-output workers? Place them among high-output workers. From a new NBER paper: Workers respond to the output choices of their peers. What explains this well documented phenomenon of peer effects? Do workers value … [Read more]
So Proud of My Humility
A recent Aeon article highlights the importance of what Nathaniel has called "epistemic humility" and the dangers of overconfidence: The internet and digital media have created the impression of limitless knowledge at our fingertips. But, by making … [Read more]
The Preferences of Non-Voters
I've been hearing a lot lately about how important it is to vote. Supposedly, if you vote for alternative Candidate X, then it is a de facto vote for Candidate Y. This Candidate Y could be either Trump or Clinton depending on the ideology of the one … [Read more]