In the Season 2 finale, Kevin Novak traces the arc of all eighteen episodes, from the identity crisis of expertise to the long game of institutional transformation, names the three discoveries the season revealed, and previews where Season 3 is going: the AI and human dynamic as the clearest case study of the human factor ever run.
The Seasonal Shift: 7 Resilience Tools for High-Performance Workplaces Issue 204, March 20, 2025 Four times a year the natural world reminds us to take a pause. One can choose to ignore these seasonal shifts, but we think it’s a good idea to take advantage of the opportunity. We often write about grappling with toxic or dysfunctional workplace cultures, so, today we are looking at how to achieve high performance and operate with resilience with the help of a seasonal…
Surviving Toxic Coworkers: A Professional’s Guide to Workplace Sanity Issue 203, March 13, 2025 We know we will never like everyone we work with. We don’t assume when we take a new job or move along on our career paths that everyone we come across is likable or shares our motivations or values. We are taught to celebrate our diverse society where people have different views, values and even different ways of working. Just like a family, there is always…
Why Are We Hooked on Speed? Issue 187, November 21, 2024 Why are we always in such a hurry? We launched 5,481,437 startups in 2023. We introduce 91.9 million new websites every year: that’s 252,000 new websites each day. We debut 30,000 CPG products annually to add to the bewildering choice of favorite brands and 30 to 40 new domestic car models every year. It’s no different in the business world; in 2023 the retail trade had the majority of…
Are You a Renaissance Leader? Issue 166, June 27, 2024 Just when you thought leaders have been disintermediated by demanding younger employees who want a seat at their bosses’ tables, these leaders are more important than ever. So much has been reported and written about working to live, life/work balance, and the quality-of-life fulfillment of remote work that managers and their roles have been shoved to the side. But in truth, leaders have their work cut out for them. The…