Consistent, massive layoffs do not make you a good business dude (sorry)
Layoffs should not be considered “strategic.” While they save a company money, they do a bunch of harm. Can we realize that yet? Continue Reading
Empathy
The Blunder Years, Episode 21: Apple and … possible nuclear war?
If you’ve ever wanted to have a conversation about what it’s like to work for Apple and then, 10 minutes later, talk about World War III … well, this is your podcast episode. Continue Reading
The real question is how you bring someone onto a team
But it’s more than just new hires. Continue Reading
People don’t care as much about stuff as we think they do
Putin and all-hands revenue growth meetings don’t always matter. Continue Reading
Stop flexing strengths as a leader. Be human.
For all the ink spilled on turnover, it’s not a hard concept to explain. Work has very little connection to humanity, sadly. Continue Reading
The familial vs. broader society disconnect
How we make decisions with our families and how we want to be seen when posting online are often very, very different. Continue Reading
Wrong but prevalent attitude: “It’s gotta make money immediately”
Let’s use two images here to start. The first one I saw on Saturday morning on the LinkedIn news feed deal. I have no idea why I look at LinkedIn on Saturday mornings. It probably signals something very troubling about… Continue Reading
“You’re going to get fired in three months.”
This may sound like Paltrow and Chris Martin stuff, but it might work. Continue Reading