The entire purpose of middle managers, scientifically, is to be absolutely full of shit

“Characterizing the reality of a situation with any description that is necessary to make that situation more palatable to some group that matters.” Continue Reading

Jargon and buzzwords are inherently a status problem

A complicated dance at the heart of knowledge work, honestly. Continue Reading

The three “tiers” of work and life

Vocabulary and “where you sit” are incredibly important to how work gets done. Continue Reading

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Woke-As-A-Service (WaaS): “What color is your heart today?” This is what business has become?

We spend too much time these days chasing woke instead of chasing KPIs. And while I think KPIs had gotten to be too much, so has woke now. Continue Reading

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On notions of “hard” vs. “soft” at work

Men still predominantly run the business world, and men don’t like to be associated with the term “soft.” So we need a new path herein. Continue Reading

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You can drive a Mack Truck through senior leadership double talk

Middle management

How can an executive truly care about climate initiatives or pay equality when their incentives are about cutting costs? Continue Reading

“Delight the customer” is meaningless drivel, not a “strategic objective”

“Delight” is not really a quantifiable idea, and you know what? That’s exactly how the top dogs want it. Continue Reading

“Emotion is integral to getting our work done.” LOL, do managers know that?

Managers feel way too busy to worry about employees’ emotions, and most just view those emotions as a distraction anyway. Continue Reading