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If you feel unprepared for the next week, relax.
So does half your company. Including people way above your pay grade.
So does half your company. Including people way above your pay grade.
December 7, 2025 at 5:51 PM
If you feel unprepared for the next week, relax.
So does half your company. Including people way above your pay grade.
So does half your company. Including people way above your pay grade.
I hope you had some good rest this weekend. Monday will take what it can get.
November 30, 2025 at 8:41 PM
I hope you had some good rest this weekend. Monday will take what it can get.
Take a deep breath. Tomorrow’s chaos can wait.
November 9, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Take a deep breath. Tomorrow’s chaos can wait.
Friday Essay: Ego, Perks & Loyalty
November 7, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Friday Essay: Ego, Perks & Loyalty
Be kind to your managers tomorrow.
They’re doing their best (and guessing the rest).
They’re doing their best (and guessing the rest).
November 2, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Be kind to your managers tomorrow.
They’re doing their best (and guessing the rest).
They’re doing their best (and guessing the rest).
The Necessary Scapegoat
October 31, 2025 at 6:06 AM
The Necessary Scapegoat
Friday Essay: Gen Z Is Opting Out
October 24, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Friday Essay: Gen Z Is Opting Out
Friday Essay: The Emotional Tax of Management
October 17, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Friday Essay: The Emotional Tax of Management
the beatings will continue until morale improves
October 12, 2025 at 7:07 PM
the beatings will continue until morale improves
Friday Essay: The Silent Cage
October 10, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Friday Essay: The Silent Cage
If you’re thinking about work right now on Sunday...
Congratulations! You’ve already started next week for free.
Congratulations! You’ve already started next week for free.
October 5, 2025 at 6:07 PM
If you’re thinking about work right now on Sunday...
Congratulations! You’ve already started next week for free.
Congratulations! You’ve already started next week for free.
Friday Essay: The Burnout in the Middle
October 3, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Friday Essay: The Burnout in the Middle
Good luck next week.
The thing ruining your Sunday probably won’t matter by next Friday.
The thing ruining your Sunday probably won’t matter by next Friday.
September 28, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Good luck next week.
The thing ruining your Sunday probably won’t matter by next Friday.
The thing ruining your Sunday probably won’t matter by next Friday.
Friday Essay: The First Task of Management
September 26, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Friday Essay: The First Task of Management
What if companies treated manager support as strategy, not cost?
Employee engagement fell from 23% to 21% in 2024 (Gallup).
Why? Manager engagement dropped 30% to 27%.
Individual Contributors stayed flat at 18%.
Employee engagement fell from 23% to 21% in 2024 (Gallup).
Why? Manager engagement dropped 30% to 27%.
Individual Contributors stayed flat at 18%.
September 24, 2025 at 12:56 PM
What if companies treated manager support as strategy, not cost?
Employee engagement fell from 23% to 21% in 2024 (Gallup).
Why? Manager engagement dropped 30% to 27%.
Individual Contributors stayed flat at 18%.
Employee engagement fell from 23% to 21% in 2024 (Gallup).
Why? Manager engagement dropped 30% to 27%.
Individual Contributors stayed flat at 18%.
Friday Essay: The Art of Navigating Ambiguity
September 19, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Friday Essay: The Art of Navigating Ambiguity
Building something helpful for managers.
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+ Small gift when you subscribe
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September 13, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Building something helpful for managers.
In the meantime:
+ Free, practical newsletter every Tuesday
+ Short essay on Friday
+ Small gift when you subscribe
goodenoughleadership.beehiiv.com
In the meantime:
+ Free, practical newsletter every Tuesday
+ Short essay on Friday
+ Small gift when you subscribe
goodenoughleadership.beehiiv.com
Friday Essay: The Lie of the Visionary
September 12, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Friday Essay: The Lie of the Visionary
The re-org cycle.
September 5, 2025 at 3:59 AM
The re-org cycle.
Friday Essay: When the Tools Start Managing You
August 29, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Friday Essay: When the Tools Start Managing You
Friday Essay: The myth of finally feeling qualified
August 22, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Friday Essay: The myth of finally feeling qualified
Friday Essay: Promote, Neglect, Blame, Repeat.
August 15, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Friday Essay: Promote, Neglect, Blame, Repeat.
Burnout isn’t creeping up. It’s expected.
August 8, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Burnout isn’t creeping up. It’s expected.
Has the Sunday dread kicked in, manager?
August 3, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Has the Sunday dread kicked in, manager?
Managers Are the Problem.
August 1, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Managers Are the Problem.