Work Design & Careers

How work is structured, scoped, rewarded, and progressed over time.

Jun 9, 2026

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4 min read

🎮 When work turns into a game

How dashboards, streaks, and “visibility” are reshaping what people care about

Frank Richardson

May 7, 2026

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5 min read

⏰ The workday was built for people like me

Why the 9-5 quietly rewards morning people, and asks everyone else to do their hardest thinking at the wrong time.

Frank Richardson

Mar 12, 2026

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9 min read

🛏️ Is career cushioning the new job security?

Why employees are managing risk long before they consider resigning.

Frank Richardson

Feb 5, 2026

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8 min read

🎤 The Grammys problem, now playing at work

What the awards season reveals about how organisations decide who “deserves” recognition.

Frank Richardson

Jan 22, 2026

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8 min read

🏖️ Unlimited PTO is dreamy... Until you try to use it.

Reddit threads, behavioural science, and why “take what you need” often turns into taking less than ever.

Frank Richardson

Jan 15, 2026

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8 min read

🎯 Your January goals were great... in theory

Why optimism bias, planning fallacy, and reality collide by week two.

Frank Richardson

Jan 8, 2026

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8 min read

🤔 Did you go back to work, or become someone else?

The quiet identity shift that makes returning to work feel harder than expected.

Frank Richardson

Dec 18, 2025

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9 min read

🤨 If Tom went on leave, would your team survive?

How capable employees end up carrying entire organisations and why that should worry leaders.

Frank Richardson

Dec 4, 2025

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9 min read

🤨 Why you’re not as good at your job as you may think

An uncomfortable look at the psychology of overconfidence and why so many people feel sure long before they’re accurate.

Frank Richardson

Nov 25, 2025

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10 min read

✨Director of vibes✨ Is not a job title

A behavioural-science take on why job titles keep getting stranger and how leaders can restore meaning

Frank Richardson

Oct 16, 2025

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10 min read

🍸 Workplace Drinking: The hidden productivity killer

A new report says one in three employees has called in sick after work drinks. Maybe the real hangover is cultural.

Frank Richardson

Oct 9, 2025

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8 min read

⚽ The cure for burnout? Apparently, It’s office soccer

A new survey claims that company soccer teams boost morale and reduce sick days. But is sport really the fix for workplace culture, or just another HR placebo?

Frank Richardson

Jul 31, 2025

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8 min read

Internal mobility is the talk, so why is no one walking?

If your job swap program needs a spreadsheet and a prayer, we need to talk.

Frank Richardson

Jun 26, 2025

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7 min read

Parental leave is a career risk? still?

Dads are still facing stigma for taking parental leave. Here’s what the data says and what HR must do to fix it in 2025.

Frank Richardson

Jun 5, 2025

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6 min read

When the HR team starts burning out: Gen Z is raising the red flag

Gen Z employees in HR are clocking out more than any other group. But is it really about absenteeism – or is it a warning sign leadership should take seriously?

Frank Richardson