Distilled
The Bootleg ManagerTrue workplace stories, perspective shifts, and practical tools for the moments that still replay in your head.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 87 | Founded | a year ago | Last Issue | 8 days ago |
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The Tragedy of the Accelerator
My director, Dave1, called me into his office for a chat.
Being new, I thought I’d already screwed something up. I braced myself for a talking-to.
But no - he had something else in mind.
Therein lies the tale of yet another hard-earned...
I'm great at solving problems.
I was having one of those existential crises you hear about on Oprah.
What am I doing? Why am I here? Why am I spending hours on newsletter articles during peak golf season?
Each article is a story of me trying to fix something - sometime...
"Fixed it."
I was in full flop sweat as I waited outside the conference room. Inside, the senior leadership team awaited my update.
For a project that I hadn’t even started.
I don’t think I can fully convey my panic in that moment. Sweat trickled dow...
The obvious question I didn't ask
Here is what I believed when I finally landed a manager role: Once you get the title, you’re supposed to already know what you’re doing.
And if you don’t - you keep that to yourself. Doing otherwise suggests you have already failed at your...
The most stunningly satisfying work email I never sent
My boss sent me an email that made my blood boil.
Without going into detail - it was by turns ill-informed, presumptuous, and not a little condescending.
I rage-typed a reply that expressed my views in no uncertain terms.
I find I am mo...
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