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This is Bulls**t: Our Economy

December 1, 2009

WARNING: Bad Language.
Capitalism, as we know it, is dying.
The people behind the American economy have been cheating it now long enough to have corrupted the system irretrievably.
This is not a diatribe against free markets, Democrats, Republicans, or bankers. To be sure, they can mostly go fuck off, especially those who pay themselves entrepreneur’s rates for [...]

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This Is Bullsh**t: Managing Generations

November 24, 2009

Let’s play a game. It’s a guessing game. Ready? Here we go:
How many times do you think I’ll say, “Picking your management approach based on someone’s birthday is astrology, not strategy“?
I’m setting the lifetime over/under at 975… what’s your guess?
Is this Millennial generation different? Yes, for sure, absolutely. Are those differences actionable? Heck no, absolutely [...]

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This is Bulls**t: Work/Life Balance

November 17, 2009

With all due respect to the very sharp Josh Bersin and fellow bloggers Laurie Ruettimann, Lance Haun, Sharlyn Lauby, and Kris Dunn, this is ridiculous.
First of all, the term “weisure” is a joke. We’re blending work and leisure? No, we’re not. These two things don’t mix. Ever see those billboards in airports showing smiling people [...]

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Introducing the This is Bulls**t Series—Starting Tuesday

November 14, 2009

The roar of our voices grows, the pace of knowledge creation increases, and yet I’m getting less information than ever before.
Engaging in media—new or old, it doesn’t matter—is fast becoming like watching little kids play soccer: so many people running to the same damn spot, rather than organizing and spreading out to cover a topic [...]

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