David G. Schwartz (Ombuds) recently published a post on Informed Informality, his blog that considers people, organizations, conflict, and culture, among other things. The post explains why asking "What would you do?" is rarely helpful and often harmful, and instead suggests four questions that can lead to better outcomes.   

David G. Schwartz (Ombuds Office) recently published a post on Informed Informality, his blog that considers people, organizations, conflict, and culture, among other things. The post presents the flip side of his previous one, which gave satirical advise on how leaders can sow dissension on their teams; this one looks at how team members can…

David G. Schwartz (Ombuds Office) published a post on Informed Informality, his blog that considers people, organizations, conflict, and culture, among other things. The post is an earnestly satirical look into just what is needed to destroy even the best-functioning team.   

David G. Schwartz (Ombuds Office) recently published a post on Informed Informality, his blog that considers people, organizations, conflict, and culture, among other things. The post explores why we might be hesitant to indulge our curiosity, and why we may benefit from doing just that.

David G. Schwartz (Ombuds Office) recently published a post on Informed Informality, his blog that considers people, organizations, conflict, and culture, among other things. The post asks you to consider whether, in your professional conflicts, you have fallen into the trap of conspiracy thinking, and even offers a quick test to determine whether…

David G. Schwartz (Ombuds) recently published a post on Informed Informality, his blog that considers people, organizations, conflict, and culture, among other things. The post frames the problem of unprofessional communication in medical terms, offering tips for diagnosis, assessment, and potential interventions. 

David G. Schwartz (Ombuds) recently published a post on Informed Informality, his blog that considers people, organizations, conflict, and culture, among other things. The post explores his reaction to playing Hollow Knight: Silksong and what the game's notorious difficulty can mean for us.

David G. Schwartz (Ombuds) has a new post to share about a team that did everything right. They prioritized well-being and the creative process over crunch. Read it and you'll learn a bit about them, as well as the one thing that's keeping him from 112%ing Hollow Knight. There are some takeaways for balancing creativity and productivity with…

David G. Schwartz (Ombuds) recently published a post on Informed Informality, his blog that considers people, organizations, conflict, and culture, among other things. The post discusses the different between formal and informal approaches to conflict by considering the difference between searching for the truth and seeking reconciliation. 

David G. Schwartz (Ombuds Office) recently published a post on Informed Informality, his blog that considers people, organizations, conflict, and culture, among other things. The post tells the story about how his most recent book, Something For Your Money, became available as an audiobook. 

David G. Schwartz (Ombuds) recently published a post on Informed Informality, his blog that considers people, organizations, conflict, and culture, among other things. The post draws on his experience in prompting workshop discussing by asking for wrong answers first.

David G. Schwartz (Ombuds Office) recently published a post on Informed Informality, his blog that considers people, organizations, conflict, and culture, among other things. The post is an extension of his recent workshop at UNLV's Administrative Faculty Development Day, which explored the connections between values, purpose, mission, and legacy…