Our readingWhat is a korrent?
Drawn from what Ed Zitron said
management Running the place: an executive's calendar, dissent, severance, and what a manager is actually for.
Mental modelIncentives
We live in the era of the symbolic executive, when "being good at stuff" matters far less than the appearance of doing stuff, where "what's useful" is dictated not by outputs or metrics that one can measure but rather the vibes passed between managers and executives that have worked their entire careers to escape the world of work.
Where this was said
↗The Era Of The Business Idiotwheresyoured.at
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