A huge chunk of work is paradoxes and contradictions, yes
There are many contradictions in your organization, young Jedi. Continue Reading
Authenticity
Are you doing the work, or cultivating your own personal brand? Hopefully both, fam.
Do you want black squares, or do you want progress in an apex predator company? Continue Reading
The Blunder Years, Episode 22: Work self? Personal self? Uh, it’s the same self.
A conversation between Vadim Lieberman and I on all sorts o various crap, including authenticity and feedback. Continue Reading
Stop telling me to bring my passion to work, because dude, I don’t want to get fired
We’d all love some purpose in our work, but purpose doesn’t buy diapers. We need checks too. So let’s avoid getting #piped. Continue Reading
“Bring your whole self to work?” LOL, that’s horrific advice.
“Being authentic” can often (sadly) mean “signing up for the next layoff list.” Continue Reading
The authenticity paradox
Can you really “bring your authentic self” to work? Continue Reading
When we force employees to be inauthentic, that hurts employee engagement
I’m personally of the belief that one of the only things we really have in this social media-leaning, go-go-go world of 2015 is our emotions, and yet, no one really talks about those as much as they should. (Sad.) Here’s a completely… Continue Reading
Does having a personal brand mean you’re less authentic?
Saw this on Harvard Business Review this morning: What can a personal brand do for your career, and what’s the best way to start building one? Here’s the thing: I hate it when people talk about personal brand. Those words… Continue Reading