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Hill I will die on: if you’re a leader and you’re “loud working”, you’re creating a performance problem. In 2015, Reid’s study looked inside a global consulting firm (one of the usual suspects) where the unwritten rule was 80 hours a week and always reachable. Some consultants really lived that way while others worked normal hours, picked mostly local clients and had better work-life balance while giving the appearance of working as long as the rest. Their managers couldn’t t

January did not arrive gently! The world is loud, heavy, and relentless, and most teams are walking into 2026 with a low-grade sense of doom. So here is a slightly rebellious leadership idea: why not try to make work more fun? Not childish and definitely not forced. Not "everyone smile, we have pizza." Fun as a deliberate design choice that makes #work lighter, clearer, and more enjoyable. When Was the Last Time You Had Fun at Work? I'm not talking about the occasional team o

By now, you’re probably sick of reading about AI. I am too. Most of the content about AI is either written by AI or written by someone trying to convince you it’s the second coming of electricity. Revolutionary as it is, I want to explore a slightly different angle and something far more personal: the moral choices leaders face when deciding where AI belongs in their day-to-day #work. AI is great at certain things. Summarizing a meeting transcript so you can focus on listenin

It's a buyer's market out there folks, which means that, most hiring managers (think they) can afford hiring unicorns and other mythical...

As the year winds down, it’s time for my annual tradition: a cup of tea, some festive jazz music and a reflection on what helped me grow...