The owning of culture
You don’t make more money to sit in meetings all day and periodically analyze a spreadsheet. Continue Reading
Future of Work
We’ve been working the same way for a long time. Can/will it ever change? And what will that look like?
Fun work game: Who exactly is the subject matter expert here?
“Does Darrell own that?” “I think he left the company in 2015.” Continue Reading
A lot of the stuff we call “unprecedented” has, well, happened before
We inflate what’s happening around us to make it seem more important and OMG, but hasn’t it all happened before? Continue Reading
“They want to jump to strategy without understanding anything else.”
Harvard professors, academic wokeness, and the virtues behind work. Continue Reading
Managers often confuse “burnout” with “the cost of growing a biz”
“Damn, Judy looks tired” is a logical response. An exec? “Damn, Judy is grinding like a fiend this quarter!” Continue Reading
Just a reminder that management does matter, even though managers often forget that
Who runs the world? Institutional investors. Who inspires the rank-and-file? Managers. Continue Reading
The three “tiers” of work and life
Vocabulary and “where you sit” are incredibly important to how work gets done. Continue Reading
Bridges vs. trenches
Digging down vs. reaching across. Execs may not care, but there’s money involved. Continue Reading