The Case Against Work: Ignoring enormous human suffering and potential
The case against work is powerful. We need to grapple with the immense suffering caused by our belief in the virtue of work.
Work Beliefs & History of Work
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The Nine Future Of Work Mindsets You Need For The Weird New World of Work
Are you ready for the future of work? These nine mindsets are important in helping you adapt to the changing state of work.
Modern Careers
Is "management" already dead?
Research shows leadership gets no credit for meaningful work, but bad management is the top destroyer of it. Time to rethink.
Organizations & Culture
Paying back $24,000 to my previous employer and the absurdity of bonuses
I wrote a $24,000 check to my former employer to leave early. It taught me what bonuses really are: tools to keep unhappy people from walking away.
Organizations & CultureMoney & Finance
The Gift Economy: Path to a Better Working World?
A gift economy is a different way of engaging than through transactions, prices and salaries. It can help build more connection and generosity in the world
Personal Reflections & EssaysGift Economy
Should you try get an MBA from a top-tier school? Its complicated.
Is it worth it to get a top-tier MBA? $150k+ for an MBA?! It depends how you look at it. Increasingly, there are better and cheaper options.
Modern Careers
My awakening: How I learned to harness my creativity, build the courage to quit my job, and start a new chapter of my life
Paul Millerd had a fancy job, high income and decided to quit his job and leave it all behind. Why? To figure out what really matters.
Freelance ConsultingModern Careers
Steve Kerr Teaches You The Secret Of Leadership — In 12 Seconds
In a 12-second clip, Steve Kerr demonstrates five leadership secrets most managers never learn. People can only be led, not managed.
Organizations & Culture
“Lets Create a Training!” — Rethinking the $150 billion spent on learning & development
Most money on L&D is wasted. What should we do instead? Stop creating more trainings for starters.
Organizations & Culture
Three better ways to figure out the answer the question “what do you want to do?”
Stop asking 'what do you want to do?' Instead, assess your skills, define success on your terms, and reframe what risk really means.
Modern Careers
The Hiring Trap: How we miss out on awesome candidates as organizations become more successful
As organizations grow, they raise the hiring bar and start rejecting the very people who built them. The costliest mistake isn't a bad hire - it's the one you never made.
Organizations & Culture
Crisis at Work: Why Today’s Organizations Are Failing To Unleash Human Potential
Six reasons companies fail to unleash human potential including an obsession with shareholder value, a limited lens of human behavior and more...
Organizations & Culture