Work week: How we view it is a joke
“I put in 88 last week, baby! I’m building the biz!” This is wrong on at least six different levels. 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?
Bad leadership costs you about $144,541.30 per day
“No time for that shit, Judy! Kick it to HR! They have the functional knowledge! I’m out here building the biz!” Continue Reading
Hiring solutions: Competence is overrated
Who cares what you’ve done if you’re not capable of growth, which is what companies ultimately seek? Continue Reading
Thought leadership: Why it’s often cringe-inducing
“Second verse, same as the first, little bit louder and a whole lot worse…” Continue Reading
Good corporate culture has a negative side
A mostly no-bullshit approach to what’s a “way to pay people less” to many senior decision-makers. Continue Reading
Work Martyr: Yea, this isn’t a good thing
Get off the cross, baby. Others need the wood. Continue Reading
Work smarter not harder: The Firehouse Idea
We deify the workaholic and tend to care more about quantity of work than quality, so this is hard — but can it be done? Yes. Yes, it can. Continue Reading
The dangerous skills gap myth
Solve a problem in your business? Naw. Let’s play the blame game, baby! Continue Reading