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How effort has shifted from something to be admired to something to be managed.
May 28, 2026
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5 min read
Three recent essays that fit together better than I expected.
May 21, 2026
2 min read
Hiring used to be structured and predictable. Apparently, it’s now happening in bars, airports, and the cereal aisle.
May 19, 2026
What AI is doing to your people, a free guide for HR leaders this week
May 14, 2026
4 min read
As AI becomes normal at work, people are starting to worry less about doing good work and more about proving they did it themselves.
May 12, 2026
Why the 9-5 quietly rewards morning people, and asks everyone else to do their hardest thinking at the wrong time.
May 7, 2026
Efficiency is winning. Something else is quietly losing. Four essays on what that looks like.
May 6, 2026
3 min read
What happens after personality labels stick, and start shaping who gets what at work.
Apr 28, 2026
AI notes may be nudging meetings toward polish over real-time thought.
Apr 23, 2026
And what most workplace initiatives miss about stress, connection and getting through the day.
Apr 16, 2026
Why Gen Z are pushing for work they can see, feel and actually point to.
Apr 9, 2026
9 min read
The world feels heavier, while work still expects the same version of you to show up, stay focused, and carry on.
Apr 2, 2026
8 min read
The uncomfortable reality of working with people who haven’t done anything wrong.
Mar 27, 2026
Work is getting faster. So why does it feel mentally flatter?
Mar 19, 2026
Why employees are managing risk long before they consider resigning.
Mar 12, 2026
How one questionable hire can quietly destabilise a team’s faith in merit and fairness.
Mar 5, 2026
What happens when escalation becomes effortless, and judgement becomes the bottleneck.
Feb 26, 2026
7 min read
What the Winter Olympics reveal about high performers, promotions and the psychology of coming second.
Feb 19, 2026
A real-world lesson from one of the biggest stages in the world on what thoughtful inclusion looks like.
Feb 12, 2026
What the awards season reveals about how organisations decide who “deserves” recognition.
Feb 5, 2026
Why concentrating “the best people” might cost more than leaders expect.
Jan 29, 2026
Reddit threads, behavioural science, and why “take what you need” often turns into taking less than ever.
Jan 22, 2026
Why optimism bias, planning fallacy, and reality collide by week two.
Jan 15, 2026
The quiet identity shift that makes returning to work feel harder than expected.
Jan 8, 2026
How capable employees end up carrying entire organisations and why that should worry leaders.
Dec 18, 2025
