Bullshit & Bureaucracy

Enough with the Playbooks and Frameworks!

Influencers obsess over playbooks and frameworks, but the biggest wins happen when you start messy.

Sep 29 •

Stop Hiring Experienced Candidates

When the Beginner's Mind Beats Industry Experience

Sep 26 •

“You are arrogant, condescending, and disrespectful.”

From Negative Feedback to Constructive Criticism—An Introspection

Aug 14 •

Are Large Corporations Too Big to Fail?

Traditional enterprises face increased competition from solopreneurs, DAOs, and nimble startups. In the age of AI, are static corporate models finished…

Jul 3 •

In Times of Uncertainty, Insight Trumps Flow

Why it's OK to look like a befuddled, meandering fool. The age of AI is so disruptive, we must take time to prepare for a new future of work.

Jun 22 •

Escape Velocity—How AI Will Achieve Peak Bullshit Work

AI removes the human bottlenecks that once kept meaningless bureaucracy in check. Prepare for a future of work where AI management is all bullshit.

Jun 19 •

I Really Don't Care If Your Company Dies

Short-termism Deserves Irrelevance. In the Future of Work, AI Management and Leadership Should Do More than Optimize for the Next Quarter.

Jun 17 •

Drop the Framework Guides and Bullshit Manifestos

Zed Tells It Like It Is. AI Leadership and Agentic AI Have No Need for PDFs.

Jun 12 •

AI Wrecks the Corporate Career Ladder. Give Juniors the Steering Wheel!

Corporate apprenticeship is dead in the age of AI—unless we stop asking juniors to fetch the seniors’ coffees. Networked organizations must do better.

Mar 26 •

Ten Times the Impact with One-Tenth the People

Good luck having any impact next year when you prioritize only outcomes. Networked organizations in the future of work need seniors AND juniors.

Mar 20 •

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