You won’t change the world
You won’t change the world. You light a fuse in blue-collar Joe who’s had enough. He burns down what you couldn’t torch. You guard the embers. You wait for the next spark.
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A note to a failing manager. What silence taught me.
Hi David, Today is 22 July, 2002. I want to say something simple. I don’t think you did a good job today. Not as a manager, and also not as someone who wants to grow or learn. You tried to…
Moving Beyond Defensive Words: Catching those pesky “auditors” off-guard.
https://youtube.com/shorts/eVC2P6VWuCs?si=Nq8p7x5YL8-eV1J1 By the way, Sergeant Baker did quite well! Go check out his responses. Others fail terribly when confronted with a camera.
Blinded by Chrome. Leaving LinkedIn
The bright oncoming headlights blinded me. So much so that I squinted. I couldn’t even retaliate, because the high beams were off and the lights weren’t even angled up. It was just the tech. Similarly, LinkedIn posts began blinding me.…
Work-Life Balance: That Sad Illusion
Work-life balance is a cliché, and a sad illusion. Most people at work will never truly have it. But once you know that, you can actually do better for yourself. That’s the glimmer of hope. Proportion is what matters, not…
Punching down pays, apparently
If you get slammed in the trend where “influencers” are punching down on normal people working and earning a living, get a reply ready. This helps you frame it objectively while working on ways to exit, if you even want…
Rough cuts from out there: Joel’s story about adventure, survival and endurance.
Some time ago, I met a cool dude online. Joel. His videos reonated deeply. They fueled the MATTLR Engine Room. I asked Joel to share his story and I proposed a few anchor-questions. The reply was sterling. Thanks mate, for…
The torch: Burn or stay cold
The new CEO rolls into the parking lot in his brand-new car. A ridiculously expensive chrome tank with bulletproof doors. It’s a gut punch, because you’re drowning in debt. You watch him step out, and you compare. You can’t help…
Surviving the Small King at work.
Hail to the King, by Avenged Sevenfold, is a gritty tune that rocks out against the abuse of power.When the Small King rose to power within my organization, the lyrics of that song burrowed into my mind.He mastered the art…
What’s the point of carrying on… really?
Often, I notice how people ask: What’s the point of everything? What’s the point of carrying on? Nobody can really answer that in a way that fits everyone. Maybe the point isn’t why we carry on. Maybe the point is…