Recent Stuff and Things

You Guys Figure It Out

16 minute read Stuff

There is a fine line between empowering people to solve problems and crowdsourcing the work of leadership. The difference has a lot to do with whether author...

The Technocrat

5 minute read Stuff

Apparently, I am The Technocrat. It sounds less like a workplace archetype and more like somebody working three levels underground in a Cold War bunker.

Ball Don’t Lie

12 minute read Stuff

In an anxious, AI-accelerated workplace, it is tempting to maximize visible activity. Eventually, though, the work has to be real.

Email Always Wins

4 minute read Stuff

We have Teams channels, Loops, OneNotes, ADO, SharePoint sites, dashboards, and more collaboration tools than anyone can reasonably keep straight. Somehow, e...