Off the Record
How the machine actually runs. HR, "safe spaces," politics, and the unwritten rules.
Off the Record
The Poker FaceSomebody says something in a meeting that everyone else clearly already knew. You didn't. You have about a quarter of a second.Off the Record
The Tallest Person in the RoomYou can read a leader by their direct reports. Watch who they hire, not what they say about talent on stage. The insecure ones hire down to look taller than they are, and it holds right up until someone measures the actual work.Off the Record
The Yes-WomanEveryone likes her. You can't get one usable piece of information out of her about anything that matters. Her yes means nothing — and that costs the rest of you.Off the Record
Everyone Knew About HimSomebody tells you in your first couple of weeks, lightly, the way you'd mention where the good lunch place is. Don't get stuck alone with him. That was the induction — not the handbook. The hallway.Off the Record
HR Is Not Your FriendThe first time I sat down with HR about something real, I talked for forty minutes. She was warm. I walked out feeling better than I had in weeks. That feeling was the product.No posts in this category yet.