Celebrate Your Laziest People, to Drive Automation, and make everyone better

Let me tell you a secret: I embrace the lazy part of me. Not the…

The Knowledge Ledger: How Sharing Your Edge Strengthens the Whole Team

Sharing knowledge can feel like surrendering competitive advantage, yet doing so consistently transforms individual expertise…

End the Pain of Waste: A simple Guide to Fixing Lean’s Five Silent Killers

“There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at…

From Bad Faith to Better Dialogue: A Practical Guide

Bad‑faith arguments are everywhere—from social media threads to board‑room debates. They derail productive discussion, damage…

The one tool that helps remote teams collaborate better

How clarity of ownership turns “lack of commitment” into shared momentum. Remote work has gifted…

Kinder Self‑Talk: Traps & Reframes

Modern work is loud, fast, and often insecure. The harshest voice in that noise‑storm is…

Rethinking the 9-Box Grid: A Tool for Growth, Not Just Evaluation

The 9-box grid is a familiar tool in many HR and leadership circles. Traditionally, it…

Skill Up, Chill Out: The Middle Way of Career Growth & Life‑Work Harmony

“As a lute too tightly strung will snap, and too loosely strung will play off‑key,…

Sometimes, I Know I Come Across as Negative

A personal reflection... I’ve heard it more than once: “Dre, you’re being negative.”Whenever those words land,…