The Blunder Years, Episode 62: Homeschooling before it was cool, weightlifting, and death planets
A convo with an automated tester in St. Louis about hustling, lifting, parenting, and planetary politics during the pandemic. Continue Reading
COVID
“Complexity-conscious HR leaders?” Gimme a friggin’ break, guys.
We are blowing a little too much smoke up the buttocks of HR leaders in the COVID era. I want them to drive change, but let’s be realistic too. Continue Reading
The Blunder Years, Episode 61: Becoming a new dad during the pandemic
What’s it like to have your first kid in the middle of a global pandemic, and what does it do to the first few weeks of said life? Continue Reading
The work-from-home hybrid model ye seek
What about having a lottery every Friday on Zoom to see who’s coming into the office next week and what new friendships may be fostered? Continue Reading
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
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
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
#TranscendingTheCrisis on June 19, 2020 at 10am EDT
It sounds like it could be a bullshit event. But ya know what? It is not. Continue Reading