Senior leaders are out of touch. But why wouldn’t they be, honestly?
Guys at the top of companies don’t think about work, and money, the same way that everyone else does. Continue Reading
Management
“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
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
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
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