I see this pattern a lot: High effort. Low satisfaction. Talented people grinding through roles that don’t fit how they actually think, process, or operate. And on the flip side: Low effort. High satisfaction. People…
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The Conversation Most People Never Get
I stopped at a Starbucks on a road trip and ended up in a conversation with a guy who had just gotten his first job after a stretch of homelessness. I don’t remember exactly how…
The Lifespan of Skills
There was a time when learning a skill meant having it for a career. You trained, you practiced, you got good, and that goodness compounded over decades. The investment paid off because the environment held…
What Should Work Look Like Next?
People don’t know what work should look like next, but everyone has a slide deck about it. Here are a few models worth thinking about, some real, some hypothetical, and some slightly absurd. — Maximize…
What the Job Description Actually Describes
Job descriptions are written to fill a position. That sounds obvious, but it’s worth thinking about for a moment. The document exists to define a container: a set of responsibilities, a level, or a function….
The Wrong First Question
The first question most people get asked about work is: what do you do? It’s a reasonable question, and it’s also the wrong one to start with. What you do changes. Skills needed right now…