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
Work
Stop profiteering. You are missing the point of this moment.
This is a different moment for businesses. It’s not about chasing leads so much as chasing stability. You’re alienating people otherwise. Continue Reading
Boy, the leadership development market seems like a giant turd right now
We spend billions per year on the “leadership industry.” But uh, ahem, er … what exactly are we getting out of it? Continue Reading
The Blunder Years, Episode 27: Cancer, assuming risk, faith in God, raising daughters, and getting bread
Turning to faith in times of struggle + understanding how much risk humans can reasonably assume + a lot more. Continue Reading
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
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
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
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