Tag: psychological safety
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The Cost of Ownership
Photo by nikko macaspac on Unsplash Author’s Note This piece may come across sharper than most. Perhaps that’s intentional—but the intent is not unkind. The goal here is not to condemn managers, critique peers, or cast blame on systems that evolved in the absence of reflection. Rather, it’s to illuminate a pattern that often remains invisible until it’s…
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Designing for Trust: A Blueprint for the Organizations Worth Building
Designing for Trust: A Blueprint for the Organizations Worth Building Author’s Note If trust were visible, most org charts would look like seismic reports—fissures everywhere. That’s what the last five articles have made plain. We started by tracking where teams falter—authority hoarded instead of shared, incentives that reward performance theater over progress, systems that bury…
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Resourceful Humans: Why Loyalty Can’t Be Outsourced
A Quiet Exodus—The Anatomy of One “Small” Decision When Jessica resigned, the exit interview lasted six polite minutes. HR dutifully recorded “better compensation” and “career growth” as the official reasons, yet the subtext was louder: You noticed every email praising my extra hours, but not the real-world cost of those hours. Inflation had eroded her…
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On Leadership: Earning Respect, Exercising Authority
Author’s Note There’s a moment in the film Annapolis that has stayed with me, long after the rest of the story faded. During a training exercise, a Marine instructor brings out a body bag, lays it before the cadets, and orders one of them inside. As the young woman struggles to stay calm, the instructor…
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