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TBM 444: What a Workplace Can’t Promise
In other posts, I’ve written about the distinction between “the work” and “the workplace.” I want to dig a little more into what makes workplaces unique.
It is not naïve to seek autonomy, mastery, and purpose at work. Given how much of our...
TBM 443: The Standard Setter
May I present to you: The Standard-Setter. The Standard-Setter’s superpower is failing upward while confusing pressure with motivation. They believe everyone has another gear, and that their job is to force people into it.
The Standard-Set...
TBM 442: 10 Career Traps (Thoughtful People Fall Into)
In this post, I’m going to share ten career traps thoughtful people often find themselves ensnared in.
I’ve found myself in every one of these traps over the years, so I speak from experience. I’ve also watched some of the most thoughtful...
TBM 441: AI, the Loss of Positive Friction, and What to Do About It
Imagine a stereotypical product workflow.
Customer call → synthesize insights → decide what to do about it → do it → ship it → measure impact
Pre-AI, this would involve 1) reading/reviewing a call transcript and your notes, 2) synthesizin...
TBM 440: The Problem With Putting People in Boxes
Personality and “strength” tests at work have never sat right with me. Sure, they became fodder for some fun discussions and had that occasional “wow, how right!” horoscope vibe. But they rarely seemed to help with day-to-day work, and they...
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