“Strategy” as a synonym for “placate the most powerful person”
The product is the guy/gal, not the actual product suite you think. Continue Reading
Senior Management
Senior Management 101: The distraction strategy
Kick the can. Continue Reading
“Small dick justification, and 55 cents at the margin…”
The path through work ain’t all roses and quadruple-like IG posts. Continue Reading
Executives shouldn’t hold the whole organization to their standards, honestly
“It’s important for the culture that everyone reside here in San Diego. We won’t pay you enough to do that, but…” Continue Reading
An over-focus on fiscal targets is emotional terrorism for employees
Context, information, and attention. Continue Reading
Dealing with the HIPPO in the room
If data won’t do it, it might be time to chase another job. Continue Reading
The owning of culture
You don’t make more money to sit in meetings all day and periodically analyze a spreadsheet. Continue Reading
The COVID-19 golden parachute index
When your stock drops to 14 cents for trading, I’m not sure you just justified a $6M trigger for yourself bonus-wise. But many get it. Continue Reading