Why can’t everyone hear from the end users, eh?
A lot of “knowledge jobs” see you toil in obscurity and have no idea who is using the product, or how. Could we maybe fix that? Continue Reading
Employee Engagement
Woke-As-A-Service (WaaS): “What color is your heart today?” This is what business has become?
We spend too much time these days chasing woke instead of chasing KPIs. And while I think KPIs had gotten to be too much, so has woke now. Continue Reading
Could COVID scale the four-day work week?
The slow return to “normal” post-COVID seems to be helping the ol’ four-day work week gain some steam. Where do we stand on that? Continue Reading
Hey Boss Man, it really is OK to appreciate employees
Sure, sure … what you “ship” at a job is important. But isn’t the human condition rooted in appreciation, guy? Continue Reading
What we really need is employee DISengagement
We’ve been barking up the wrong tree on “employee engagement” for a decade, so here’s a new curveball. Continue Reading
The Blunder Years, Episode 5: The Encouragement Engineer and the “reality of life kicking in”
Work-life balance, losing parents and losing kids, not being able to give 110 percent at work anymore, and the “value chasm” of individuals. Continue Reading
Yea, uh, sorry Bill, but no one in this office actually cares about that thing
Everything in some organizations can feel important and urgent and “I needed this yesterday.” A lot of that is just BS. Continue Reading
Companies do not value you as much as you may think
You’re more than a number to the top dogs of an organization, but not much more, sadly. Continue Reading