The burnout issue: Complicated prioritization decisions get pushed onto people
Managers, who often can’t manage their way out of a paper bag if you gave them six road maps, need to understand “push” vs. “pull.” 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 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
Personal Reflection: Why do the sperm collection rooms always have a recliner in ’em?
Thoughts on a chapter you don’t ever really want to write. 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
“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?
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
Go borrow some sugar from your neighbor
Channeling Outkast a bit here, but for good measure. Continue Reading