Luca Dellanna
@luca-dellanna.com
10y+ experience helping organizations increase their revenue and profitability through better people management • Fluent EN, IT, FR, ES • Luca-Dellanna.com • (@DellAnnaLuca on Twitter)
Democracy requires accountability, but there's no accountability if an election in which all parties run poor candidates results in a poor candidate getting elected (and the rest retaining key roles in the opposition).
December 8, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Democracy requires accountability, but there's no accountability if an election in which all parties run poor candidates results in a poor candidate getting elected (and the rest retaining key roles in the opposition).
December 5, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Not only intentions shouldn't matter because they excuse poor outcomes, but also because stated intentions are often distinct from true ones.
December 5, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Not only intentions shouldn't matter because they excuse poor outcomes, but also because stated intentions are often distinct from true ones.
The Peter Principle in education: students continue studying until they reach their level of over-education.
December 3, 2025 at 3:15 PM
The Peter Principle in education: students continue studying until they reach their level of over-education.
Committing voter fraud in the US is apparently so easy that "it was an honest mistake" and "I didn't know I wasn't authorized to vote" are semi-plausible defenses.
December 3, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Committing voter fraud in the US is apparently so easy that "it was an honest mistake" and "I didn't know I wasn't authorized to vote" are semi-plausible defenses.
Some of the paradigm shifts introduced by my books
December 1, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Some of the paradigm shifts introduced by my books
November 28, 2025 at 3:15 PM
I'm running a workshop to celebrate the fifth anniversary of ERGODICITY
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November 21, 2025 at 3:15 PM
I'm running a workshop to celebrate the fifth anniversary of ERGODICITY
Luca-dellanna.com/ergodicity-...
Luca-dellanna.com/ergodicity-...
Often overlooked is how much modernity has removed barriers to high-agency people.
Finance lowered the barriers of not being born with capital.
The Internet lowered the barriers from being born in the wrong place.
AI has lowered the barriers from not having access to know-how.
Finance lowered the barriers of not being born with capital.
The Internet lowered the barriers from being born in the wrong place.
AI has lowered the barriers from not having access to know-how.
November 14, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Often overlooked is how much modernity has removed barriers to high-agency people.
Finance lowered the barriers of not being born with capital.
The Internet lowered the barriers from being born in the wrong place.
AI has lowered the barriers from not having access to know-how.
Finance lowered the barriers of not being born with capital.
The Internet lowered the barriers from being born in the wrong place.
AI has lowered the barriers from not having access to know-how.
The beginning of the first chapter of my latest book
November 14, 2025 at 12:00 AM
The beginning of the first chapter of my latest book
The first page of Part I of "Poverty and Prosperity"
November 13, 2025 at 8:15 PM
The first page of Part I of "Poverty and Prosperity"
The prologue of my latest book, released today
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November 13, 2025 at 5:45 PM
The prologue of my latest book, released today
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The introduction of my latest book, released today
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November 13, 2025 at 3:15 PM
The introduction of my latest book, released today
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My latest book is finally available!
You can find the links to the hardcover, paperback, and ebook versions here: Luca-dellanna.com/books/pover...
(The book should arrive secondary stores, such as Google Play Books, etc, in a few days.)
You can find the links to the hardcover, paperback, and ebook versions here: Luca-dellanna.com/books/pover...
(The book should arrive secondary stores, such as Google Play Books, etc, in a few days.)
November 13, 2025 at 8:21 AM
My latest book is finally available!
You can find the links to the hardcover, paperback, and ebook versions here: Luca-dellanna.com/books/pover...
(The book should arrive secondary stores, such as Google Play Books, etc, in a few days.)
You can find the links to the hardcover, paperback, and ebook versions here: Luca-dellanna.com/books/pover...
(The book should arrive secondary stores, such as Google Play Books, etc, in a few days.)
On scientific rigor
November 5, 2025 at 3:15 PM
On scientific rigor
In a managerial context,
– bad feedback: just points out what's wrong
– good feedback: focuses on solving a shared problem
Luca-dellanna.com/posts/adver...
– bad feedback: just points out what's wrong
– good feedback: focuses on solving a shared problem
Luca-dellanna.com/posts/adver...
Adversarial vs Collaborative Feedback
How to give feedback and suggestions that are well-received
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November 4, 2025 at 3:15 PM
In a managerial context,
– bad feedback: just points out what's wrong
– good feedback: focuses on solving a shared problem
Luca-dellanna.com/posts/adver...
– bad feedback: just points out what's wrong
– good feedback: focuses on solving a shared problem
Luca-dellanna.com/posts/adver...
Today marks the fifth anniversary of my book "Ergodicity!"
November 3, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Today marks the fifth anniversary of my book "Ergodicity!"
Often, what holds us back is the hope for an unrealistic alternative, such as “I can get away with not doing the work” or “the problem will resolve itself.”
In politics, it's: “We don't need the collaboration of the other half.”
In politics, it's: “We don't need the collaboration of the other half.”
November 2, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Often, what holds us back is the hope for an unrealistic alternative, such as “I can get away with not doing the work” or “the problem will resolve itself.”
In politics, it's: “We don't need the collaboration of the other half.”
In politics, it's: “We don't need the collaboration of the other half.”
an excerpt from something I recently started writing
October 31, 2025 at 3:15 PM
an excerpt from something I recently started writing
Whether I’m looking at ongoing conflicts, high prices, or incompetent institutions, the role of journalists abdicating their duty is massive.
The quality of the public discourse is probably the top under-discussed leading indicator of a country’s trajectory.
The quality of the public discourse is probably the top under-discussed leading indicator of a country’s trajectory.
October 30, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Whether I’m looking at ongoing conflicts, high prices, or incompetent institutions, the role of journalists abdicating their duty is massive.
The quality of the public discourse is probably the top under-discussed leading indicator of a country’s trajectory.
The quality of the public discourse is probably the top under-discussed leading indicator of a country’s trajectory.
A good litmus test for fake or partially-fake news: whether the headline or first paragraph contains unnecessary words whose job is to tell you how to feel.
October 30, 2025 at 3:15 PM
A good litmus test for fake or partially-fake news: whether the headline or first paragraph contains unnecessary words whose job is to tell you how to feel.
When managers do not explain their decisions, people make up their own explanations.
And their explanations are usually worse than reality.
And their explanations are usually worse than reality.
October 29, 2025 at 3:15 PM
When managers do not explain their decisions, people make up their own explanations.
And their explanations are usually worse than reality.
And their explanations are usually worse than reality.
Want fewer mistakes? Don’t delegate by email.
Calls let people ask and show if they’re lost.
Puzzled faces tell you when to explain.
With emails, you get none.
Calls let people ask and show if they’re lost.
Puzzled faces tell you when to explain.
With emails, you get none.
October 29, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Want fewer mistakes? Don’t delegate by email.
Calls let people ask and show if they’re lost.
Puzzled faces tell you when to explain.
With emails, you get none.
Calls let people ask and show if they’re lost.
Puzzled faces tell you when to explain.
With emails, you get none.
And the key to winning long-term conflicts is to stop seeing them as a succession of separate wars.
October 28, 2025 at 5:45 PM
And the key to winning long-term conflicts is to stop seeing them as a succession of separate wars.