At some point in the annals of corporate history, we decided that “low-hanging fruit” was the perfect metaphor for easy wins, quick fixes, and tasks so obvious that any reasonable person could dispatch them before their second cup of coffee.
Setting Your Status to “Leave Me Alone”: In Defense of Being Unreachable at Work
There was a time – and I know you remember it, if only dimly – when you could wander down to the break room, pour yourself a cup of terrible coffee, and exist, unbothered, for twelve glorious minutes. No one
Guilty Until Proven Sick
At some point in your career, you’ve probably been asked to produce a doctor’s note to prove you were sick. You were neither hospitalized nor were you contagious with something requiring a hazmat response. You were just… sick. The kind
What Black History Month Demands of Us Now
In 1976, President Gerald Ford officially recognized Black History Month, calling on Americans to “seize the opportunity to honor the too-often neglected accomplishments of black Americans in every area of endeavor throughout our history.” That year marked the expansion of
