Author Archive

Christopher Mims

Management

Everything I Need to Know About Management I Learned From Playing Dungeons and Dragons

The fantasty game focuses on performance metrics and teamwork.

Tech

Why Patent Trolls Will Laugh in the Face of the Government’s Attempts to Fight Them

Patent trolling is essentially a tax on innovation, and tech giants hate it.

Management

Seven ways to look at US Energy Secretary Steve Chu’s resignation and legacy

The Nobel-prize-winning physicist symbolized the Obama administration’s belief in science.

Management

How to Negotiate for Anything

Negotiation is a universal art, but many of us are surprisingly bad at it.