A "key to our success was that we isolated our scientists from financial concerns and freed them from excessive bureaucracy," says Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla, reflecting on how the company  developed its COVID-19 vaccine in record time. The CEO of Pfizer on Developing a Vaccine in Record TimeIt started with

Next time execs at your company say "innovation is a top priority," show them this tweet: Want to know why it is so hard for big companies to innovate? Read the classic paper "On the Folly of Rewarding A, While Hoping for B” on the power of bad incentives:

US employment is recovering, but we're still a long way off pre-pandemic levels for most occupations. Good U.S. employment numbers today, as @DanielAlpert described in a great Twitter thread today: Good JobsDay (and Good Friday). We at @jobqualityindex expect that the restoration of private sector low-wage/low-hours jobs, wiped

Note: during the course of my research--and, tbh, time-wasting on Twitter--I come across a variety of sources that are interesting to me. This post is an experiment to see whether you might also find them useful as well.  If so, I'll make this a regular feature.   Please drop me a