“Knowledge work” during COVID: Are we virtue-signaling and lying?
Are we really working more, or are we working more on our lives and claiming we work more to avoid another layoff wave? Continue Reading
Leadership
People spend billions of dollars a year, and fly all over the world, to discuss and debate and analyze leadership. But what if it’s simpler than that?
CEO Charlie won’t fire Racist Rick, and that’s the entire issue.
We want corporations to be the beacons of light in our racial discord sea. But companies chase money and productivity, not social justice. Continue Reading
The “do your job, keep your job” idea has been mostly dead for decades
Even if you’re a warrior for your company, there’s no guarantee you’ll be able to stay there. That’s just the modern contract. Continue Reading
The supposed power of AI will be undercut by human need for relevance
At one company studied by researchers, managers were manually changing the AI data outputs to align with their assumptions. LOL. Continue Reading
The May 16, 2017 story: We need to make more effort in knowing what people are going through
Almost 14 years to the day after I graduated from college, I was sitting at a bar solo post-divorce. Here’s what I ruminated on. Continue Reading
“Substack Journalism” drips with privilege
There are some really good, informative Substack newsletters out there. But so many of them drip with privilege and presumed wokeness. Egad. Continue Reading
The problem with “side of desk” work
There are basically two ways to get promoted/advanced in white-collar. One lets you be an ass, and one burns you out completely. Continue Reading
The absentee problem, in leadership and life
We don’t all need to be best friends sitting in a drum circle, but if you manage someone or overlap friend circles, try a little bit. Continue Reading