Hey, I have an idea for an app. The pitch is simple. Tell the app our belief system and why we’re right and the app does the rest. Within seconds we receive studies, white papers,… 

Remember quiet quitting? That was when extra effort died and doing just enough to survive the payroll cycle became the new baseline. Quiet quitting was a strike against effort. Coffee Badging is the sequel. This… 

I’ve known organizations that consistently struggled with project delivery. One in particular had spectacular turnover. Roughly half of the PMO and development staff turned over every 18 months. Every 18 months. And this had been… 

In some organizations, when things go wrong, the answer is almost always the same. It’s them. I’ve walked into this more than a few times. One situation stood out. Experienced people. High-visibility work. Nowhere to… 

Someone panics. A meeting appears on your calendar. No agenda. No context. Often late in the day, which is always a gift. The chance that the right people are on the call is roughly the… 

The Theory Replace a 30-person department with 3 supervisors and a fleet of AI agents. Headcount drops. Costs fall. Productivity supposedly rises. The math is a slam dunk. The board applauds. The bonuses are wired.… 

I’m not sure you’re going to like reading this. Not because you can’t read. Not because you don’t want to read. Because… Wait. That’s exactly what I’m talking about. It’s everywhere. Someone is making a… 

Organizations love their people. It says so on the website. Usually near a stock photo of a diverse team laughing at something that isn’t that funny. For years the deal was simple. Show up. Be… 

I was having lunch with Jack, the executive sponsoring one of the largest ERP implementations I’d ever worked on, when the conversation drifted toward metrics and all things worth measuring. Back then, I was your… 

I don’t hear this discussed much, but maybe one of the strangest outcomes of the pandemic was how it changed workers’ perceptions. It forced millions of people to quietly observe themselves working. Not their job…