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Not all clones look the same
Your company diversity and inclusion champions must be crying rainbow colored tears of joy. Some tipping point has occurred as each meeting you attend looks like a well-cast 90’s era Benetton commercial. You see so many different accents, colors, ages, … Continue reading
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Your day has come
Today you realized you are the last generation to have a career. Not a gig, a job, or a contract but a long lasting professional arc that took you from college to retirement. As a 20 something you were just … Continue reading
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Welcome to business theater
You use to analyze, question, and challenge ideas. Looking back your fearless pursuit of the best thinking was what made you stand out. The best idea did not have to be yours. What mattered then was that a problem was understood, … Continue reading
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Fabulous destruction
This day the seed of doubt you planted months ago bloomed into the fabulous destruction of a colleagues’ project. Your company’s performance review system is loosely based on the Highlander film series; there can only be one! Genuine cooperation begins … Continue reading
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Who are you?
When did the buzz of your phone become more important than the colleague right here? In front of you is a long time co-worker, crying. They tell you how their nanny is getting so close to the kids and they … Continue reading
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That sinking feeling is your career
Your career is in park. You know the corporate rules of engagement so you may nail a few more promotions based on self promotion, key colleagues blowing up, and other colleagues blowing out. Soon your career momentum will run out. You can see that day now. In … Continue reading
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You say synergy, I say bonus
Today you synergized* 600 people out of their livelihood. You will be known as the great savior for your division, at least for this review period. They will say “you made the hard choice.” In practice you made some slides … Continue reading
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Indifference is an acquired skill
You survived the blast. The corporate fallout will kill you eventually so consider today a death deferred. This day you saw a colleague meltdown and then blow up all over the conference room. Spittle flew, her laptop screen cracked, a white … Continue reading
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A game you won’t win
You thought by now you would have some amount of security; financial, spiritual, emotional… at this point an anchor along any dimension would have been a relief. Unfortunately you have just been adding more zeros to both sides of the … Continue reading
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You fail well
You said “negative success” today during your project status meeting. Clowns wear suits now. Over budget – check Missed deadline – check Failed to deliver required scope – check Sounds like the trifecta of failure no matter what business you … Continue reading
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Shallow Corporate Drone 