“Let’s start this meeting with some stories about peeing on yourself.”

Sometimes, sharing stories of embarrassment and failure with your work team can bond you all quicker. 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

The Blunder Years, Episode 11: Is work even psychologically safe?

When work is all-consuming or all-encompassing for a person, what might happen to them if they get laid off or the company fades away? Continue Reading

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Stop deifying Steve Jobs and other assholes. It clouds the picture of leadership.

You can be a good person and still scale a business. Thousands have done it. Maybe we should write more stories about them. Continue Reading

The Blunder Years, Episode 9: Spilling that real tea on work and HR

It ain’t always pretty out there. Let’s actually have a real conversation about it, shall we? Continue Reading

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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

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So, when do we think hiring ageism now begins?

Basically, what we do is lie to candidates (and the broader market) about what actually matters to us as employers. Continue Reading

So, are most CEOs sociopaths?

I wouldn’t say “most” as that would imply over 51 percent. It’s less than that, but it definitely exists in the workplace. Continue Reading