A Case for Slower, Worse, More Expensive

Of course, most business value propositions are, at their core, some version of “faster, better, cheaper.” You’ve probably spent your career working under some part of that value proposition. I certainly have. It’s almost exclusively what...

AI Versus Human Job Descriptions

If you’re hiring AI into your organization, it will have specific purposes with specific job descriptions. “AI-3691’s job is to convert all of the incoming data from INF, XML, and binary to JSON format with the following...

The Time Pricing Dilemma

An artist can’t price her work based on how many hours she spent at the easel.The software developer can’t price their app based on how many hours he spent at the terminal.The soft drink producer can’t price the drink in the vending machine based on...

Being a Most People

Most people want to be most people.  We say things like, “Everybody…” and then fill in the blank. Or, if we’re justifying, we say things like, “But everybody…” and fill in the blank.  Being a most people...

Overrating Authenticity

Authenticity is for your marriage, parents, and closest friends. Consistency is for your kids, job, and team. Sure, there are opportunities for your authentic self to show up for your kids, colleagues, and those depending on you. And there is a wonderful congruency in...

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