The Timelessness of Management
“While each organization is unique, common patterns of mindsets and processes appear over time, often associated with different technologies, in different contexts and eras. While the patterns of management vary widely, the concept of management is timeless.”
Featured writing
When your brilliant idea meets organizational reality: a survival guide
Transform your brilliant tech ideas into reality by navigating organizational challenges and overcoming hidden resistance with this essential survival guide.
Server-Side Dashboard Architecture: Why Moving Data Fetching Off the Browser Changes Everything
How choosing server-side rendering solved security, CORS, and credential management problems I didn't know I had.
AI as Coach: Transforming Professional and Continuing Education
Transform professional and continuing education with AI-driven coaching, offering personalized support, accountability, and skill mastery at scale.
Books
The Work of Being (in progress)
A book on AI, judgment, and staying human at work.
The Practice of Work (in progress)
Practical essays on how work actually gets done.
Recent writing
The bully pulpit: why AI slop only matters to people who write about AI slop
This article exposes how the 'AI moral crisis' narrative is amplified by the very people who control media—and why the 90% of workers actually using AI don't share the panic.
Why your job matters more than mine: the selective morality of job loss
This article reveals the uncomfortable pattern behind which jobs get moral protection and which get called 'market forces'—and what that means for everyone outside the creative class.
AI in writing: the end of a professional monopoly
This article reframes the AI writing debate: the panic isn't about creativity—it's about a professional class losing control of the systems they've gatekept for a century.
Notes and related thinking
The Power of High Standards
Elevate your leadership by instilling high standards in your team, fostering accountability even in unseen moments for greater success.
The Future of American Jobs
Explore how AI and e-commerce will reshape American jobs by 2030, and discover the opportunities for workers in evolving industries.
The Future of Office Attendance
Explore the evolving landscape of office attendance as remote work remains popular, revealing key trends and insights for the future workplace.