Every week, there are new headlines about how AI is changing how we work and find jobs. But in all of this discussion about AI, there is an important truth that rarely gets highlighted. The more AI infiltrates our lives and work, the more important our human...
The performance appraisal process is broken. While positioned as a tool to manage performance, it’s primarily designed to create documentation to justify both compensation and disciplinary decisions. If you’re in a position to fix this process for your organization,...
My war against performance appraisals started the first time I encountered them. I vividly remember how silly and unjust it felt. Learning that my peers had been complaining about me, but my boss chose to hold that feedback until now. Surprise! You thought you were...
What’s your go-to cure for the hiccups? Growing up, my family was convinced that the best cure was a good “scare.” I can still remember my parents (and grandparents) trying to startle me out of a case of hiccups. I don’t know if this actually works, but I...
I recently finished binge-watching the FX show, Welcome to Wrexham. It’s a documentary made about the team and community surrounding a Welsh Football (Soccer, for us Americans) Club that was purchased by two Hollywood stars, Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney in 2019....
My recent video about Quiet Quitting generated a lot of reaction. Reading through the comments, I was reminded of a sad reality. Work still sucks for a lot of people. If you look at any article or video online about Quiet Quitting, you find the same thing–a...
