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"I’ve Done My Research." No, You Haven’t. You Just Googled It.
A short rant. Or a plea. Or both.
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The Manager's README: A Practice in Radical Honesty and Leadership Evolution
The Manager's README isn't just documentation—it's a mirror that creates accountability between your leadership intentions and actions, fostering trust through visible growth and authentic imperfection.
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We Do This to Ourselves
How democratic erosion begins—in politics, at work, and in us
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The Totalitarian Self: When Your Perspective Becomes Reality
We know what a total is. We know what a sum total is: the bringing together of distinct elements through addition. A sum requires multiple numbers, multiple measurements, combined to give us a fuller picture of value, weight, or meaning. The Singular Measure Now imagine a case where the only
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The Slow Unraveling of Democracy
Democracy doesn't collapse overnight—it frays gradually, worn down by those who disengage and those who refuse to listen. But why are people checking out? Is American polarization driven by broken political structures that reward division, or does it reflect genuinely incompatible visions that canno
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The experiment
Experiments almost always begin out of curiosity, of wonderment, of wondering—whatever it is, wondering what this is, wondering how this works, wondering if there's a different way of doing this, wondering if we change this thing, what would the outcome be. So in order to give a
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Democracy’s Forgotten Basics
Democracy isn't complicated—it's about three fundamentals working together: citizens who show up beyond just voting, representatives who genuinely serve their constituents, and structural guardrails that keep human nature in check. When these elements reinforce each other, democracy thrives; when an
mindset shifts
March 2025 - Management, Minimized; Worry as Planning; The Career Matrix; Struggle's Sweet Spot
Issue 73
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The Math Behind Our Silence: What I learned about why we compromise at work
Most professionals think workplace compromise reflects character. The truth? It's arithmetic. Without financial runway, workplace "loyalty" isn't commitment—it's capitulation. When speaking up risks survival, silence becomes economic pragmatism, not moral failure.
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The Economics of Conformity
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Seeing Differently: When Experience Flows into Expertise
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On Business Viability and Human Dignity: Questions for Reflection
This post explores essential ethical questions about our economic system, challenging readers to reconsider the relationship between business "viability" and human dignity. It examines whether businesses should be considered viable if they cannot pay living wages, how power dynamics influence wage d