Building A Better Culture

360. You're Solving The Wrong Problem

You think this will never happen to you. But that's the whole point. When it does, you won't notice.

Feb 23

359. The Pattern You Can't See (That Everyone Else Can)

You’re secretly running two parallel systems, and the pattern you can't see is the one killing your company.

Feb 16

358. The Most Dangerous Word In Leadership

It isn't "quit" or "fail" or "lost". The most dangerous word in leadership is not what you think.

Feb 9

354. How Leaders Destroy Their Best Teams

There’s one way leaders quickly destroy their best teams - and it's not how you think.

Jan 12

350. AI Isn't The Problem. Your Decisions Are.

Company leaders are treating AI as the solution, but they haven't even defined the problem. Spoiler Alert: your decisions are the problem.

Dec 8, 2025

349. The Leadership Truth You're Not Ready To Hear

Every person has a limited range of truths they are capable of accepting at any given moment. Maybe it's time to pry open your Overton Window.

Dec 1, 2025

348. The Enshitification of Work

While businesses have over-optimized for profit they've sacrificed humanity. Welcome to the age of enshitification.

Nov 24, 2025

346. The Lunch Break Is Dead

The lunch break was the time of day where we built trust, loyalty and connection at work. When we killed the lunch break we killed connection. What…

Nov 10, 2025

337. You Are God. That's The Problem.

God created mankind in Her image, in the same way that you create problems in your image. So maybe the problems on your team are not actually problems…

Aug 25, 2025

336. Your Communication Process Is Your Communication Problem

You can’t expect to improve your company’s communication problems without altering the company’s communication processes.

Aug 18, 2025

335. Working With Narcissists: A Survival Guide

In the circus of narcissists, your job is not to tame the lion. Just don’t be the clown. This article will tell you how.

Aug 11, 2025

329. Over-Empowerment

Empowering your team members is your job. But over-empowerment doesn't mean you're doing a better job. To the contrary.

Jun 30, 2025 • Jeff Matlow

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