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

Why do we keep surveying execs, managers, and HR people about “the remote revolution?”

What would these people know? It’s all agenda-driven and clueless. Continue Reading

Anxiety, risks, and value trade-offs

The complicated tapestry of emotions at work. Continue Reading

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“Diversity as the signature of our democracy” and, er, white male backlash

“White male rage.” Continue Reading

Why would a middle manager be anything less than a glorified cop?

Middle Managers

It’s funny that we’re debating the role of cops and the role of managers at the same time. It’s often the same job. Continue Reading

Relevance, control, and status

What’s work really about? Continue Reading

The Great Resignation narrative feels like a sham

Won’t someone think of the Gen X’ers? Continue Reading

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We need to get rid of all the Silicon Valley archetypes and narratives

It’s OK to run a small tile business, honestly. Continue Reading