Work From Home
A short story about an SVP who spent 34 years resisting flexibility at work, until a pandemic forced him to remember what he'd forgotten about being human.
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The Reality of The New Economy: Go Tech, Go Solo Or You're SOL
The new economy is not going to have manufacturing or coal jobs. It has a select few tech jobs and for everyone else? Low-wage service jobs.
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Going Remote? Here are five tips from companies who are already fully remote
Is coronavirus causing your company to have to work remotely without being prepared. Here are five tips from experienced remote companies.
Organizations & Culture
The (Real) Dark Side Of Management Consulting
The secrecy of the industry makes it a prime target for attacks, but the real problems with the industry are more subtle and perhaps harder to solve.
Organizations & Culture
The Boomer Blockade: How One Generation Reshaped the Workforce and Left Everyone Behind
Baby boomers came of age in the workforce during two decades of prosperous growth. They were promoted early and have remained in power longer than ever.
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Learn the game, don't become the game
A reflection on Paul Graham's essay \"the lesson to unlearn\" and how I'm optimistic about the future of work and the death of \"bad tests\"
Wisdom, Success & Philosophy
The 2nd Chapter Of Success: Coming Up With New Metrics For What Matters
The second chapter of success starts when you are able to detach success with money, power and success. Success is having faith that things will be okay.
Wisdom, Success & Philosophy
The Big Law Trap | Guest Essay by Ranjit Saimbi
Ranjit Saimbi left big law after five years. He reflects on his journey, how he got there and how he overcame inertia to make a change.
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Edgar Schein's 3 Levels of Culture & Why Change Fails
Schein's three levels — artifacts, values, and assumptions — explain why most culture change efforts fail. Plus his anxiety model for what actually drives organizational transformation.
Organizations & Culture
Amazon, Corporate Welfare & The Illusion Of Jobs
Why do we accept billion-dollar "corporate welfare" packages as normal? Let's shift our mindset about what we really want and build an economy that works.
Organizations & Culture
Book Review: Rest by Alex Pang, With a Summary and Key Quotes
Book Summary: Rest by Alex Pang makes sense of rest through his own journey taking a sabbatical after leaving Academia and the corporate world.
Books & Reading
The best career and life advice from Scott Adams, Debbie Millman, Hunter Thompson & Others
A collection of career and life advice from Scott Adams, Marc Andreessen, Debbie Millman, Hunter S. Thompson, Paul Graham and Barry Ritholtz
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