Is the whole “A-Player” discussion morally bankrupt?
We need a new discussion about “High Potential Employees.” 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?
What holds hiring back is a quest for human relevance
Human beings want to be seen as relevant, and don’t want to be replaced by algorithms. This makes hiring right now even messier than normal. Continue Reading
The authenticity paradox
Can you really “bring your authentic self” to work? Continue Reading
Learning is often such a crock of shit in companies
The tea on learning is all about how work is really a quest for self-worth and relevance, not a quest for productivity and knowledge. Continue Reading
How could everyone’s feedback possibly matter?
Why would you listen to and care about the feedback of people who out-rank you if they’ve never shown they care about you at all? Continue Reading
The real question is how you bring someone onto a team
But it’s more than just new hires. Continue Reading
Leaders only think about disruption in terms of tech. That’s a problem.
The way that decision-makers conceptualize disruption is inherently narrow, and that’s not so bueno. Continue Reading
The empty promise of hiring
What does education promise, and then what does the hiring process deliver? Continue Reading