Somewhere in 2017, over 100 employees boarded planes for what was marketed as a “corporate retreat.” You know the type. Growth. Bonding. Vision. Probably a PowerPoint with the word synergy in it. What they got instead? A fever dream. This is what supposedly happen but recall can certainly […]
Steve Jobs famously said the only way to do great work is to love what you do. And listen, I both agree and would like to lovingly challenge Mr. Turtleneck. Because here’s the inconvenient truth. You don’t get a moral hall pass just because you’re not “in love” […]
There’s a particular kind of human arrogance that assumes insight belongs exclusively to us; along with taxes, existential dread, and the ability to overanalyze text messages. For a long time, scientists mostly agreed. Sure, animals could learn. They could try things, fail, try again. Trial and error. The […]
Lately, I’ve been reading about so-called “dark personality traits.” Not villains-with-capes dark. More like everyday-people-with-good-lighting dark. Psychology tends to group them into a familiar trio: narcissism (I’m the main character), Machiavellianism (I’ll move the pieces), and psychopathy (I don’t feel much about it either way). Collectively, they’ve earned […]
Monday’s clinically questionable to-do list 1. Bite off more than I can chew. (Because self-awareness is for Tuesday.)2. Build Rome in one day. (Surely they just lacked proper project management.)3. Poke a bear with a stick. (My core competency. My brand, really.)4. Beat a dead horse. (Actually, this […]
There are movies you watch as a kid and think, “Cool.” And then there are movies you revisit as an adult and think, “…wait a minute, is this a cautionary tale about my job?” Enter RoboCop. At first glance, it’s peak 80s dystopian sci-fi. It’s a crime-ridden Detroit, […]
I was minding my business. Thriving, even. Or at the very least, moderately hydrated and answering emails with appropriate punctuation. And then LinkedIn, ever the unexpected philosopher, offered me this gem. “Appreciate those who gossip about you. It’s not easy for someone to set aside their own problems […]
I recently came across a proverb that felt less like gentle wisdom and more like a personal boundary with excellent branding: “The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it.” Excuse me while I embroider this onto everything I own. My whiteboard.My […]
There are moments in life when society’s rules feel less like guidance and more like suggestions written by someone who has never truly been hungry. Which brings me to a gem from The Onion. A man, bold and unburdened, who reportedly said “duck it” and ate lunch at […]
For the past three weeks, I have been slowly, methodically erased. Not existentially (though give it time), but technologically. First, my laptop camera at home blinked out. No warning. No flicker of rebellion. Just gone. A quiet resignation from the land of Zoom squares and forced eye contact. […]
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