That afternoon headache is a sign
June 26, 2024
It’s invisible and it’s tricky and it involves things you didn’t think you had to care about before, but air is a thing you can act on.
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An immersive mismanagement experience
June 12, 2024
No one wants to work in an org that’s hopeless or doomed.
I don’t really have anything this week
May 29, 2024
There’s a difference between surviving and thriving.
Was the Future of Work a ZIRP?
May 15, 2024
You can feel lucky to have a job and still want your work to have reasonable hours, pay equity, and the flexibility to deal with family matters on a Wednesday afternoon.
Find the through-line or make one
May 1, 2024
“How do I set goals without a strategy?” Or “How do I get my team working on the right things, when no one has told me what the right things are?”
If you’re doing their job, who’s doing your job?
April 17, 2024
The cure for a structurally overwhelmed team is a better structure. It’s clarity about what matters most, and permission to hand off or put down the work that doesn’t.
The workplace fight worth having
April 3, 2024
Policy can be a tool for that care when it’s built thoughtfully, and when it evolves with the needs of your people.
Everyone’s favourite face tattoo
March 20, 2024
The neat part about client-ready and exec-ready hides in the 3000 words behind the hyphenation.
No, but phrased in the form of a question
March 6, 2024
If we want to be continue to operate in this new context, our work has to change, too.
That’s not how any of this works
February 21, 2024
The problem is that most advice about work is wrong, and usually for the same reason.
Whose job is it?
February 7, 2024
Folks are quick to say, “I’m not actively looking. I’m happy where I am. I feel lucky to have a job. But…”
You already know how your year is going
January 24, 2024
So much of being an effective operator is noticing problems early, because groups react differently to problems early on.
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