Tag: performance fatigue

• 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…

  Dom

  June 22, 2025

  Leadership & Teamwork, Management, Uncategorized, Work Trends

  burnout, Business, business systems, career development, compensation equity, Cross-Functional Teams, employee recognition, Future of Work, high performers, internal innovation, invisible labor, Leadership, Management, management strategy, org charts, organizational design, performance fatigue, span of control, talent retention, team dynamics, unicorn employees