It’s not worth it
May 19, 2021
After a year of being burnt out, crispy fried, work from home, but mostly living at work, employers are asking if we’re ready to come back.
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Fundamentally, this is a story about power
May 5, 2021
The short answer is no. The Basecamp stuff isn’t some evil genius strategy playing out according to plan.
Fire me if you have to
April 21, 2021
When people write the bumper stickers about management versus leadership, this is what they mean. The willingness to make the hard call, to do the unpopular thing, not from a place of taking big swings.
Running on empty and full to bursting
April 7, 2021
There’s a grand re-integration coming. As the normalcy of exterior life returns it’s gonna let us focus on what a mess we’ve made of the place, internally.
Elijah you need to unmute
March 24, 2021
Fully remote, fully in person, or a mix of the two. This is the question that will dominate the rest of this year and into the next. The extremes are the easiest to navigate.
Can you talk about why everyone is quitting?
March 10, 2021
That we’re at the one year mark for the first lockdowns and it feels like everyone is quitting, well, we can’t say we’re surprised. But it’s our full time job to pay attention to this stuff. And what we’re hearing from a lot of you is: why now?
The beginning of the end
February 24, 2021
At work, lots of folks are finding it hard to track externalities. And even if they can, who has the energy to go chasing them? As though we need any more reminders that other people’s poor decisions can adversely impact us? It’s no wonder that move inward is showing up at work, too.
Hovering over decline and clicking accept
February 10, 2021
The truth about most calendar-run organizations is that calendars are law. If it’s on the calendar, it’s real. And if it’s empty, it’s up for grabs.
If there’s light at the end of the tunnel, why is it still so dark?
January 27, 2021
Maybe this is you and maybe it isn’t. But if you’re leading a team, understand that many of your people are doing this. And if so, here are some things you can do to help.
Who tells you no?
January 13, 2021
If bobblehead leadership is what’s rewarded in your org, that’s what you’ll get.
Has your eye stopped twitching yet?
December 30, 2020
Thank you for 2020. Thank you for forwarding our stuff, and writing us to tell us when it hit. We’re trying to make work better for people because we think it’s possible and worthy and important.
It’s not rest if you can’t sleep
December 16, 2020
The bosses we know don’t rest very well while their team is in chaos. And many times the people on their teams don’t rest, either. Goals are hard work, we know. But they are how we buy ourselves some clarity. And for us, at least, clarity is what lets the rest actually happen.
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