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Hey Wilt!

My encounter with “The Stilt”

Jan 31

Hey Wilt!

Jan 31

I Was Age 11 When I Stopped Being Sufferable

I grew up Catholic and went to Catholic schools in Evansville IN for twelve years. First, Saint Anthony, then Holy Redeemer, then Rex Mundi…

Jan 23

I Was Age 11 When I Stopped Being Sufferable

Jan 23

My (Short) Time with the IRS

I was projected to go undercover

Jan 10

My (Short) Time with the IRS

Jan 10

Wobbly “Expert”

Sometimes we see what we want, not what is.

Jan 3

Our House on San Carlos Avenue in El Granada

Jan 3

The Culture Factor: Aligning Values with Business Growth (by Charter)

I had a great time joining the event. See the podcast, download the Playbook: https://www.charterworks.com/culture-change-management/

Dec 3, 2024

The Culture Factor: Aligning Values with Business Growth (by Charter)

Dec 3, 2024

“That’s Not a Mango, It’s a…,” My Friend Blurted Out

I bounded up the stairs with enthusiasm. Running into the bustling kitchen, I proudly held out the fruit. “Here’s the mango.” I had just…

Aug 21, 2023

“That’s Not a Mango, It’s a…,” My Friend Blurted Out

Aug 21, 2023

“You’re Not Crazy, But…” the Doctors told Mama

They were arguing, shouting, screaming — -then silence. Total silence. Next thing I knew the front screen door slammed shut. I heard the…

Aug 2, 2023

“You’re Not Crazy, But…” the Doctors told Mama

Aug 2, 2023

“I Was to Grab the Money and Run When the Police Came,” Mama said

My mother, Mary Margaret Wahl (maiden name), grew up on an 80-acre family farm near Dale in southern Indiana. Her father and mother…

Jul 28, 2023

“I Was to Grab the Money and Run When the Police Came,” Mama said

Jul 28, 2023

Is It Better to be Aided by AI or a Human?

It matters for the credit others are willing to assign you for the work (see research by Arthur Jago and me featured in The Economist.)

Feb 5, 2023

Feb 5, 2023

Authenticity in Whiskey

Cameron Verhaal and I talk about recent research on authenticity among distilleries

Feb 3, 2023

Feb 3, 2023

Talk Ain’t Always Cheap, Especially When Women Speak

When I returned from sabbatical in Singapore in 2014, the Dean asked me to lead a reorganization of the Stanford Graduate School of…

Jan 26, 2023

Talk Ain’t Always Cheap, Especially When Women Speak

Jan 26, 2023

The Monitored American Lectern: Why is Academic Freedom so Challenged in the US and not Europe?

On Nov. 4–5, 2022, I watched on internet livestream most of the Academic Freedom Conference held at Stanford University.

Jan 12, 2023

The Monitored American Lectern: Why is Academic Freedom so Challenged in the US and not Europe?

Jan 12, 2023

Managing Culture

Jan 6, 2023

Jan 6, 2023

Strategy Books

Learn about two recent strategy books in this video with Tammy Madsen, Jesper Sørensen and myself:

Dec 19, 2022

Strategy Books

Dec 19, 2022

Authenticity and Craft Beer

Dec 10, 2022

Dec 10, 2022

Can You See Culture?

It’s 3:22 am on a Friday morning in October 1981. I am walking on a downtown street in Mannheim, West Germany, stumbling back to my room…

Dec 3, 2022

Can You See Culture?

Dec 3, 2022

Balancing Life’s Long Odds, Or Why I Sometimes Bet the Lottery

I just bought twenty five tickets to the Powerball lottery drawing tonight, Nov. 7, 2022. The expected payout is a whopping $1.9 billion…

Nov 11, 2022

Balancing Life’s Long Odds, Or Why I Sometimes Bet the Lottery

Nov 11, 2022

You Would Never Ignore Your Child, So Why Your Employees?

I’ve never met an individual without a personality and I’ve never seen an organization without a culture. Personalities, like cultures…

Oct 30, 2022

You Would Never Ignore Your Child, So Why Your Employees?

Oct 30, 2022

Why Bother With Culture?

Managers often find the concept of culture vague and hard to pin down. They also often find the idea of managing an organization’s culture…

Oct 14, 2022

Why Bother With Culture?

Oct 14, 2022

Doublin’ Down on Culture

Please take a look at this list of behavioral guidelines:

Oct 7, 2022

Doublin’ Down on Culture

Oct 7, 2022

Glenn R. Carroll

Glenn R. Carroll

Sociologist. Organizational and cultural analyst. Grew up in Midwest, benefited from almost random social ties to some wonderful people. Much of life in No CA

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