How did they not know?
July 23, 2025
We’re still in the early days, this is still mostly anecdotes, but the anecdotes are multiplying fast. And they’re haunting.
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Take a chance on me
June 11, 2025
The opportunities that anyone could take, but no one is taking.
The switching costs aren’t that high
May 14, 2025
Is this what it means to work with a vendor these days?
20k of headache
April 30, 2025
If one more exec pastes one more link about workplace dips in productivity, the managers are going lose it.
The heart of it
February 19, 2025
To be worthy of your time, work needs to have dignity, meaning, and impact.
Nothing about this is temporary
February 5, 2025
The thing you can’t do, even when the entire world is upside down, is freeze.
What’s the opposite of mercenary?
December 11, 2024
There is no narrative arc more dystopian than insecure people with power and limited accountability.
True power lies elsewhere
November 13, 2024
A lot of stuff lives in the “about work and not about work at the same time” bucket. Turns out that organizing humans around complex tasks is messy.
An immersive mismanagement experience
June 12, 2024
No one wants to work in an org that’s hopeless or doomed.
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.
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.
Director means something
January 10, 2024
And pretending it’s a title or a pay bump without a new set of responsibilities is a disservice to everyone.
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