Dave's Library

Steve Anderson's memo is a prime example of leadership at a time when many police departments are in tumult.

It's been his beat for 17 years. Now Deon Joseph sees an interest in Skid Row that didn't exist when downtown Los Angeles was a shell no one visited.

A Wharton professor shares what does and doesn't work when it comes to crafting goals for the year ahead.

Sometimes a jewel becomes more valuable when people can wear it. That is a thought I had the other day when I was permitted to play the Gershwin Steinway that resides in a workshop at the School of Music at the University of Michigan. It is a true musical jewel, even [...]

We can cultivate empathy throughout our lives, says Roman Krznaric—and use it as a radical force for social transformation.

Strategic plan

Here's what the research says really produces motivation.

For the new-media generation, the three-martini lunch has gone the way of the manual Rolodex.

A sincere smile, an overdue phone call, or a handwritten thank-you note can shift the mood of a day....

If you Google “daily habits of successful people” you’ll find almost every business-focused media outlet represented in the results. But if you’re looking for a guaranteed roadmap to success, don’t get excited just yet. If you read all of those articles, or even a few of them, you’ll soon realize that successful people have a wide range of daily habits.

Recording iOS screen casts was a bit of trouble in the past, but with Yosemite it's become much simpler.

We've pulled the key lessons from famous books by Jim Collins, Malcolm Gladwell, Peter Drucker, and more.

Dave Hamilton walks right into the line of fire today, detailing and explaining the differences between 16-bit and 24-bit audio bit depths, as well those between sample rates of 44.1kHz and 192kHz. Like The Beatles said about love, Dave says about 16-bits: it's all you need.

On a recent Saturday afternoon, a 10-year old Maryland boy named Rafi and his 6-year old sister Dvora walked home by themselves from a playground about a mile away from their suburban house. They made it about halfway home when the police picked them up. You’ve heard these stories before,...

It’s part of getting stuff done.

Be less judgmental. It will make you happier, more powerful, and help others around you.

UltraHD TVs are getting cheaper and 4K content will thrive in 2015. But there are still exclusivity deals and network speeds to worry about.

Research shows that mentors are an important and valuable asset for career planning. Everyone from Martha Stewart to Kid President to your high school...

DO YOU work too much? Last year we wrote a jolly piece that found an interesting correlation between working hours and output. With higher working hours, labour...

If a man talks in a meeting, he gets heard. A woman just gets interrupted.

Someone is yelling and screaming at you. Here are steps from a clinical psychologist on how to turn difficult conversations into reasonable discussions.

Why is change so difficult? Why do we resist it? Why do we fail to adapt even when our current methods aren't working? My work with clients in my coaching practice and MBAs at Stanford often involves helping people implement,...

When you write about relationship-building and networking, as I do, you tend come across a lot of authors and experts who write about these topics. Recently, I looked around for a comprehensive list of relationship-building/networking experts and I couldn’t find one. So I decided to create a list myself. The folks on [...]

understanding perception section is key, especially the three lenses that people use to view you

The Coming Age of Self Censorship

The actress stars in the new film Into the Woods, in theaters Thursday. On screen she's a natural. But as a kid, she had a stutter so severe she could hardly say her own name.

Earlier this year, my team experienced the sudden tragic death of one of our teammates. I am fortunate to lead a great team. Our team members had been in place and unchanged for over five yea…