Freakonomics

Standing > Sitting

I read a post called “All Hail the Stand-Up Meeting” by Stephen J. Dubner on the “Freakonomics: The Hidden Side of Everything” blog website.  I really thought the post was interesting and unique, but at the same time extremely relevant and profound.  It offers an alternative to mainstream business practices by advocating for stand-up meetings.

Before reading this post, I had never really considered the idea of stand-up meetings seriously. I guess it just didn’t seem practical to me. Why stand when you can sit? Continue reading →

Defense Wins Championships…Or not?

Stephen Dubner of Freakonomics.com looks at the credibility of the old adage “Defense wins championships.”  In light of this past weekend’s big event, its always interesting to dissect the importance of defense and offense and the impact each has on winning football games; more specifically, the impact each has on winning a Super Bowl.  In addition, this season in the NFL there have been a few times that have had great success while having poorly ranked defenses.  Two of these teams, the New England Patriots and the New York Giants, made it to the Super Bowl.  Dubner, because of the recent surge of good football teams with mediocre defenses, decided to dwelve a little deeper into statistical findings that help to disprove something those around the game of football have blindly (more or less) believed in. Continue reading →