“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 →