So what exactly would you say “employee engagement” really is?

Employee engagement ideas

Some of this is vocabulary and some of this seems to be us not thinking through what these ideas even are supposed to mean. Continue Reading

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Is the whole “A-Player” discussion morally bankrupt?

We need a new discussion about “High Potential Employees.” Continue Reading

What holds hiring back is a quest for human relevance

cover your ass hiring manager shuffle

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

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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

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How could everyone’s feedback possibly matter?

no-feedback-managerial-style

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

Leaders only think about disruption in terms of tech. That’s a problem.

Disruption

The way that decision-makers conceptualize disruption is inherently narrow, and that’s not so bueno. Continue Reading

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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