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Hoodies up, ball caps low
September 16, 2026
What could be more embarrassing than carving out time to show up better for your team?
The people who care are having the hardest time
April 29, 2026
That this passes for visionary leadership and is rewarded by the market is the surest sign we’re into some totally upside-down-face corporate groupthink.
500 applications, 0 callbacks
April 1, 2026
What if you just abandon the front door entirely and find another way?
Bring your slop to work day
May 28, 2025
It’s definitely giving some low-key asbestos vibes.
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Hoodies up, ball caps low
September 16, 2026
What could be more embarrassing than carving out time to show up better for your team?
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You can be wrong, even on your birthday
September 2, 2026
These are magic beans, not thought leadership.
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Leading from a distance
August 19, 2026
We don’t have a magic incantation that makes this hard thing easy. But we have three things that might help.
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To misunderstand and be misunderstood
August 5, 2026
Not every piece of workplace feedback lends itself to 100pt font.
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Never mind I’ll find someone like you
July 22, 2026
Luck is a very small part of the very big story of how you build great teams.
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First draw two circles
July 8, 2026
What’s funny is that there was no need to be this wrong.
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The next step
June 24, 2026
Most bosses develop an intuition for when something’s brewing.
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The wrong tool for the job
June 10, 2026
More difficult. Messier. Slower. These are not selling points.
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Have you ever had a bad boss?
May 27, 2026
As a manager, it’s hard to look at these two columns and not ask yourself where your people would place you.
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