The poser manifesto
April 16, 2025
We talk with people building amazing things all the time, from founders to interns, and none of them sound like this.
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The heart of it
February 19, 2025
To be worthy of your time, work needs to have dignity, meaning, and impact.
What’s the opposite of mercenary?
December 11, 2024
There is no narrative arc more dystopian than insecure people with power and limited accountability.
Even better than inbox zero
July 10, 2024
Not all months are created equal. And July, in particular, is a gift for many orgs if you’re able to grab it.
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…”
If it’s urgent, call my cell
December 27, 2023
We tell bosses that if they choose management as a career, every aspect of the human condition will at some point show up for someone they manage.
What to do with a gift you can’t return
December 13, 2023
That sad, not particularly thoughtful gift with your name on it? That’s how many people experience performance review season.
Still uncool, but finally useful
November 15, 2023
A great performance review is not an evaluation conversation, it’s an alignment conversation.
Hot goal summer
July 26, 2023
The opportunity in July (or whenever your mid-year review period lands) is to go back to the whole point of the exercise.
The stuff at the bottom of the to-do list
May 31, 2023
Your team might need better process as you scale. But do they really need you to write a bunch of documentation that you hate, and that they won’t read?
Standing alone at a cocktail party
May 17, 2023
So much of the hard work of management is unsexy. Unglamorous. It is a grind, and often thankless. And nowhere is this more true than in performance reviews.
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