The entire purpose of middle managers, scientifically, is to be absolutely full of shit

“Characterizing the reality of a situation with any description that is necessary to make that situation more palatable to some group that matters.” Continue Reading →

Jargon and buzzwords are inherently a status problem

A complicated dance at the heart of knowledge work, honestly. Continue Reading →

The three “tiers” of work and life

Vocabulary and “where you sit” are incredibly important to how work gets done. Continue Reading →

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Woke-As-A-Service (WaaS): “What color is your heart today?” This is what business has become?

We spend too much time these days chasing woke instead of chasing KPIs. And while I think KPIs had gotten to be too much, so has woke now. Continue Reading →

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On notions of “hard” vs. “soft” at work

Men still predominantly run the business world, and men don’t like to be associated with the term “soft.” So we need a new path herein. Continue Reading →

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You can drive a Mack Truck through senior leadership double talk

Middle management

How can an executive truly care about climate initiatives or pay equality when their incentives are about cutting costs? Continue Reading →

“Delight the customer” is meaningless drivel, not a “strategic objective”

“Delight” is not really a quantifiable idea, and you know what? That’s exactly how the top dogs want it. Continue Reading →

“Emotion is integral to getting our work done.” LOL, do managers know that?

Managers feel way too busy to worry about employees’ emotions, and most just view those emotions as a distraction anyway. Continue Reading →