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Oct
05
The great enemy of communication
When it comes to working digitally, communication breakdowns are inevitable, so watch for them and be ready to fail safely.
2 min read
Sep
07
Return to Office or Leave Bureaucracy
How much of work today is the work done in service of software and apps? Promising to do our jobs faster and more efficiently, how often are we trapped serving bureaucracy?
1 min read
Sep
05
Slack-and-Forth
A definition of a common happening within organizations that rely on platforms like Slack and Microsoft Teams for text-based communication.
1 min read
Aug
25
The Story Behind Exec on the Desk
How this all began: The (official) backstory of Exec on the Desk.
2 min read
Aug
23
Exec on the Desk Available at Amazon and Barnes & Noble
Available now at major book retailers!
1 min read
Aug
17
On the Phenomenon of Bullshit Jobs
"How can one even begin to speak of dignity in labour when one secretly feels one’s job should not exist? How can it not create a sense of deep rage and resentment."
8 min read
Aug
15
Work From Home Cuts Productivity by 18%?
Recent research out of MIT on decreased productivity while working from home raises important questions—while deserving serious scrutiny. Here's why.
2 min read
Aug
11
When Does In-Person Become Remote?
If you spend all your time working with others through software, across screens, what's the real difference when you are "in person?"
1 min read
Aug
10
Amazon to Employees: Return to the Office for the Surge in Energy ... Or Else
Amazon argues "the surge in energy," "the energy and riffing," and the "serendipitous interactions" make return to office better than remote work, and are sending scary messages to non-compliant employees to make them believers too.
2 min read
Aug
08
The Boss
Can debunking remote work really be as easy as 123? Productivity and growth are central to many arguments used by Bosses everywhere to support the "return to office." But it's not so simple.
2 min read