Work week: How we view it is a joke
“I put in 88 last week, baby! I’m building the biz!” This is wrong on at least six different levels. Continue Reading
Author: Ted Bauer
User personas are mostly worthless
If you’re still using “user personas” or “marketing personas” but claiming data is massively important, well, you’re lying to yourself somewhere in the process. Continue Reading
Bad leadership costs you about $144,541.30 per day
“No time for that shit, Judy! Kick it to HR! They have the functional knowledge! I’m out here building the biz!” Continue Reading
Hiring solutions: Competence is overrated
Who cares what you’ve done if you’re not capable of growth, which is what companies ultimately seek? Continue Reading
Thought leadership: Why it’s often cringe-inducing
“Second verse, same as the first, little bit louder and a whole lot worse…” Continue Reading
Good corporate culture has a negative side
A mostly no-bullshit approach to what’s a “way to pay people less” to many senior decision-makers. Continue Reading
Work Martyr: Yea, this isn’t a good thing
Get off the cross, baby. Others need the wood. Continue Reading
Work smarter not harder: The Firehouse Idea
We deify the workaholic and tend to care more about quantity of work than quality, so this is hard — but can it be done? Yes. Yes, it can. Continue Reading