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Yesterday’s News

There was an entire industry built around yesterday’s news. What have you “always done” that would sound just as silly?
Blaming HR is Weak

Employees who blame HR are uniformed. Leaders who blame HR are weak.
In Defense of Titles

Titles tell everyone — the holder, the granter, and the observer — as much as you could ever expect from just a very few well-chosen words.
Hire Your Former Employees

One of the best sources of new hires is ex-employees.
No, I don’t mean that person you just fired. I mean the people you wish hadn’t left.
Stickiness not Loyalty

The “great resignation” has shown that it wasn’t loyalty, it was stickiness.
Success Blinds

A friend told me: Success covers a lot of sins, but when success fades, it reveals like a receding tide.
The iPhone of Cars

The future of transportation looks rosy, filled with technical marvels of your imagination. Unless of course, you’re a car company.
No Surprises

My number one rule for the workplace is: no surprises.
What Doesn’t Matter

A great leader knows what DOESN’T matter. Be ruthless in discarding the variables that don’t matter.
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