The Overblown Implications Effect

If you burn a batch of cookies or mess up a work presentation, do people think you are a bad cook or dumb now forever? Continue Reading

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Boy, the leadership development market seems like a giant turd right now

Bad Leadership

We spend billions per year on the “leadership industry.” But uh, ahem, er … what exactly are we getting out of it? Continue Reading

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The Blunder Years, Episode 26: How f*cked is the U.S. education system? (Plus: socialism!)

My man Jordan here actually lived in Finland for a bit playing football, so let’s let him discuss “socialism” in all its glory. Plus: a lot more. Continue Reading

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So much of work is just about pretending to be an adult

We want work to be this virtuous, important thing in our lives — but in reality it’s often just a place we go and pretend to be adults. Continue Reading

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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

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The flattening of the to-do list and the over-quest for optimization

Somehow we arrived at this weird place where to-do lists should never end and everything needs to be “growth hacked.” WTF? Continue Reading

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The Blunder Years, Episode 22: Work self? Personal self? Uh, it’s the same self.

A conversation between Vadim Lieberman and I on all sorts o various crap, including authenticity and feedback. Continue Reading

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