I’m running a half-marathon this weekend and I’m utterly unprepared for it

Oh well. Continue Reading

Wrong but prevalent attitude: “It’s gotta make money immediately”

Let’s use two images here to start. The first one I saw on Saturday morning on the LinkedIn news feed deal. I have no idea why I look at LinkedIn on Saturday mornings. It probably signals something very troubling about… Continue Reading

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“You’re going to get fired in three months.”

This may sound like Paltrow and Chris Martin stuff, but it might work. Continue Reading

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So, are modern manager-employee relationships akin to slavery?

At the very least, there’s a messy link here we need to discuss. Continue Reading

What’s driving burnout?

Emotional Exhaustion

Breaking news: bad management and prioritizing is a big one. Continue Reading

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Breaking news: Companies do not respect HR as a function

HR should be strategic at any place with more than five employees. It literally almost never is. Continue Reading

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The bottom line on most stuff: people prioritize what they want to prioritize

This is where the “I’m always so busy!” argument kind of collapses. Continue Reading

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Managers think they’re “coaching” when they’re actually micro-managing

ROFL, but perfectly logical. Continue Reading