Phil HaackIncrease your giving by 50% for freeWhat if I told you there’s a way you can increase your giving by up to 50% or more (depending on your tax bracket) at no cost to you? For…Dec 28, 2018Dec 28, 2018
Phil HaackAbolish Performance ReviewsWho doesn’t love the smell of performance reviews in the morning? A smell welcomed by employees and managers alike with joy and delight. An…Jul 11, 2018Jul 11, 2018
Phil HaackIncentive Pay Does Not WorkIn The Case Against Pay for Performance, I argued against increasing pay based on performance reviews. Checkmate. Case closed. Or so I…Jan 15, 2018Jan 15, 2018
Phil HaackThe Impact of our WorkThere was once a time I regretted not attending a school with a more rigorous engineering program. I would tell myself, I should have gone…Jan 1, 2018Jan 1, 2018
Phil HaackWork hard and love yourselfNot to stereotype tech folks, but, I’ll do it anyways. Most of us could stand to get in better physical shape. I know, that’s about as…Dec 29, 2017Dec 29, 2017
Phil Haack2017 — Darkest timelineThis year felt a lot like living in the darkest timeline and an episode of Black Mirror at the same time.Dec 27, 20171Dec 27, 20171
Phil HaackWhy do managers go bad?In Endless Immensity of the Sea I wrote about a leadership style that encourages intrinsic motivation. Many people I talk to don’t work in…Oct 7, 20171Oct 7, 20171
Phil HaackEndless Immensity of the SeaThere’s this quote about leadership that resonates with me.Aug 30, 2017Aug 30, 2017
Phil HaackTrying MediumI started my first blog at haack.org some time in the year 2000. You can still see pieces of it in the Internet Archive Wayback machine.Aug 16, 2017Aug 16, 2017
Phil HaackThe MomentTwin Falls lies around a forty minute drive east of Bellevue, Washington. From the trail head, the path leads to views of three separate…Aug 16, 20171Aug 16, 20171