Sometimes, you can sense the shift before it becomes visible. The mood in the office – or across the virtual grid – tightens and conversations flatten. There’s a hesitancy in tone, a retreat behind polite professionalism, and an unmistakable heaviness
It’s Not a Meeting, It’s a Huddle! (and we still hate it)
Why does everyone hate work meetings? We take the hatred and meeting fatigue for granted, don’t we? It’s the basis of half the workplace memes on Instagram and three-quarters of the jokes in any decent office sitcom. The mere utterance
Rethinking Workplace Productivity: The Ingenuity-to-Bullshit Ratio
I have long loved the phrase “ratio of ingenuity to bullshit” but for the life of me couldn’t recall where I first heard it. Then, the other day, I found the source where, I am quite certain, I first became
How To Look Strategic When You’re Crying in the Breakroom
There are days when you’re absolutely crushing it – deftly navigating a complex leadership conversation, adjusting your people strategy on the fly, making decisions with clarity and confidence. And then there are days when you close your office door and
