IBM is about to cut 26 percent of its workforce? Jesus Christ.
One of America’s most iconic companies, on the ropes. Continue Reading
Organizations
Companies mostly get it wrong about defining purpose
You can’t get to ideas like “purpose” and “engagement” through Excel and project management. Continue Reading
Leadership should actually be about making as FEW decisions as possible
Counter-intuitive, but potentially 100 percent accurate. Continue Reading
Networking better: (a) Stop caring about first impression; (b) stop networking
I honestly believe relationships and the whole idea of “networking” is basically everything; I’ve written about it before as a result, here and here. Here’s why it’s become everything, IMHO: the job market is supposedly “back,” but it’s not really — 23… Continue Reading
Assigned mentorship is dead. So what next?
The concept of “mentorship” is fairly important, insofar as young people come into workplaces unclear of the responsibilities and expectations and policies and politics (in part because their higher education experiences don’t prepare them for that), and having someone to help you… Continue Reading
Can we solve the problem with job descriptions?
Probably not. Continue Reading
MLK was a flawed man. Maybe that’s the point.
Here’s a couple of concepts we generally know about MLK, but don’t often discuss: He cheated on his wife He smoked cigarettes fairly regularly; his autopsy at 39 claimed his heart was about 60 He apparently plagiarized portions of his doctoral dissertation… Continue Reading
A practical, vocational college major is a terrible fucking idea
Honestly, sometimes when I look at the gap between “what universities do to prepare students” and “how potential employers view students,” I silently weep to myself. The gap between A and B is a fucking chasm; it’s about 1,000 times… Continue Reading