Did COVID maybe create a Roman Colosseum / Fight Club context in white-collar work?
Cost-cutting is normative in white-collar. Loyalty is spoken of, but largely dead. And COVID has created confusion. Are we all brawling now? 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?
The COVID-19 golden parachute index
When your stock drops to 14 cents for trading, I’m not sure you just justified a $6M trigger for yourself bonus-wise. But many get it. Continue Reading
It’s a “belief-driven” world, not a “data-driven” one, fam
It’s not nearly as “data-driven” a world as we claim it is, but rather one constructed on beliefs, assumptions, and confirmation bias. We’re all guilty. Continue Reading
Doesn’t it feel like we need to have tiers for Cancel Culture?
Some people deserve to be cancelled for their actions and ideas. But our rush to perpetual judgement is removing our ability to discuss big issues. Continue Reading
What should you do when people cry at work?
The key word with all these things is “pause” or “patience,” although not everyone understands that — and virtually everyone cries at work. Continue Reading
Do corporations care about this racial moment?
The short answer is “No,” although it’s a lot more nuanced than that in terms of how the positions flow forth to the public. Continue Reading
Can we finally start getting rid of racist hiring managers?
Lessons from an Adam Karpiak LinkedIn/Twitter thread on how far we still need to go (and whether we can). Continue Reading
Racism, 2020: Instead of “calls for unity” and “forums,” just write the damn check
It’s been said before, and should be said again and again, but companies need less statements and more compensation on race issues. Continue Reading