Business Basics
This is an updated version of "If Your Business Can’t Afford Living Wages, It’s Already Failing" that you will find below. A conversation with a reader had me revisit the wording of the original piece. What happens when a business survives only because its workers cannot?
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this is Issue #72
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In "A Series of Sorts," I discover how my writings on management as craft, leadership as poetry, and our relationship with time reveal an unintentional pattern—working with rather than against natural rhythms. This reflection shows how seemingly disparate ideas connect to form a deeper understanding
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In an age obsessed with optimization, we face a paradox: Our drive for efficiency often undermines the very quality we seek to create. This exploration of "Clock Time" versus "Craft Time" reveals a crucial insight about how quality emerges in our work. While Clock Time measures progress in minutes s
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Delve into why traditional views of workplace motivation fall short and discover how understanding the complex web of employee motives—intrinsic, extrinsic, and transcendent—can transform organizational leadership. Through the story of Vicky, a dedicated physician, learn how multiple motives coexist
leadership
In this exploration of leadership philosophy, I examine how embracing chaos—rather than fighting it—can transform our approach to organizational management. Drawing parallels between ancient wisdom and modern leadership challenges, the piece challenges conventional views of order and control. By ref
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Issue 71
leadership
Even in our most pragmatic moments, something elusive tugs at the edges of management. We create schedules, set metrics, establish procedures—all necessary elements of organizational life. Yet in the spaces between these structured elements, we sense something more fluid, less containable. This tens
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In an age dominated by data and algorithms, the fundamental act of managing people remains more craft than science. While tools and frameworks multiply, the essential challenge remains unchanged: understanding people and helping them collaborate effectively. Like jazz musicians who know theory but e
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And now let us believe in a long year that is given to us, new, untouched, full of things that have never been, full of work that has never been done, full of tasks, claims, and demands; and let us see that we learn to take it without letting fall
Business Basics
Notes from a conversation with the Philadelphia International Records co-founder The Cost of Dreaming "What's it costing you to dream?" Kenny Gamble asks with the confidence of someone who has seen countless aspirations rise and fall. "That's the most fulfilling part of
AI
this is issue #70