Category: Work Trends
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Building Aria: Part 1 – Giving Shape to a Thought
Photo by EJ Strat on Unsplash Framing the Problem Everyone in tech seems to have a strong opinion on AI these days—especially generative AI, the kind that powers everything from chatbots to deepfakes to essays in classrooms. For the past year, I’ve been immersed in it, testing the major models, subscribing to the usual suspects,…
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The Mirage of Stability: When Data Tells a Half-Truth
Photo by brahan milla on Unsplash We’ve been trained to treat certain numbers like they’re carved in stone. Monthly job reports. Quarterly revenue figures. GDP growth percentages. These metrics arrive like pronouncements from the mountaintop—authoritative, immutable, and immediately absorbed into headlines, forecasts, and strategic plans. And then, quietly—or much less so this most recent time—they…
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Bridges, Not Walls: The Strategic Value of Operational Transparency
Photo by Denis Panfilov on Unsplash Title note: This piece is about organizational transparency and cross‑functional translation. The title comes from an internal tool I built (“Bridges, Not Barriers”), not from any current political event or protest. Lighting the Valley—How Transparency Built a Revolution The first lightbulb flickered to life in a Tennessee farmhouse in…
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Beyond Shareholder Value
Photo by Alexey Marchenko on Unsplash Re‑centering Fiduciary Duty on People, Planet, and Sustainable Profit Quick take: Companies that view fiduciary duty only through a shareholder‑value lens are leaving growth, trust, and resilience on the table. When leaders widen the aperture to include employees, customers, communities, and the environment, they unlock durable advantage and deliver…
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The Changing of the Tides: Navigating Work in the Age of AI and Erosion
Photo by Samuel Scrimshaw on Unsplash A Rising Undertow Last spring, the National Association of Business Economics surveyed 600 hiring managers and came back with a jaw‑dropper: more than half said applicants “couldn’t summarize a one‑page memo without AI help.” In the very same quarter, ChatGPT crossed a billion monthly users. If you picture modern…
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Modular Minds: How Technical Thinking Makes Stronger Organizations
Photo by Christina @ wocintechchat.com on Unsplash Author’s Note Over the past few weeks we’ve talked about the dollars saved by building in‑house—how skipping a custom web‑app quote, avoiding a six‑figure SaaS renewal, or shipping a Power BI fix in days instead of weeks pays real, measurable dividends. We’ve also discussed the value of recognizing the people doing…
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The Convenience Trap: Why Borrowed Solutions Build Fragile Companies
Author’s Note Every time I teach someone to automate a daily task — or pitch a simple tool that quietly saves an hour a week — the same question always comes up: “Why should we spend hours or days building something that only saves minutes or hours?” I see the same question through a different…
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The Problems with Unicorns
Author’s Note Yes, “unicorn” is a ridiculous word. So are “guru,” “ninja,” and “wizard”—and we’re not here to glorify them. These labels get tossed around too casually in tech and corporate slang, usually as buzzword shorthand for undefined brilliance or vaguely heroic productivity. We’re using “unicorn” here not because it’s the most accurate, but because…
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Rebranding the Grind: New Buzzwords to Soften the Blow
Discover how modern corporate buzzwords—from “returnship” to “quiet hiring”—are reshaping workplace culture. This article explores whether these terms genuinely benefit employees or merely offer a fresh coat of paint on old practices.
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No One Wants to Work {Like This}
If you’ve been on LinkedIn lately, you’ve probably scrolled past posts on “quiet quitting,” burnout, or work-life balance. These topics resonate because so many professionals feel caught in a work culture that demands more time, energy, and mental space than ever before. Make no mistake: this article isn’t a rallying cry to quit your job,…
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