Uncomfortable Truths

351. The 5 ChatGPT Prompts That Will Change Your Life

I didn’t realize how little I understood about myself until ChatGPT explained it to me. This is Leadership Therapy, the AI way.

6 hrs ago

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

348. The Enshitification of Work

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

Nov 24

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

342. Obama, Kirk, and the Leadership Lesson You Need Right Now

What do Obama, Erika Kirk, and a blunt VP have in common? They all reveal the same uncomfortable truth about leadership: you can't shake hands with a…

Oct 6

339. The Bridge Between Courage And Pity

Today I saw a one-armed man walking a three-legged dog. My reaction was nothing I'm proud of, but it did teach me a whole lot about courage and pity.

Sep 15

338. The Illusion of Progress

We work hard every day to check boxes off our to do lists, but what if all that work is merely an illusion of progress. Maybe if you could only…

Sep 8

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

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

333. The Deadlines That Matters Most

There always seem to be deadlines in my life that are haunting me. It's the reality of my mortality. And then one day everything changed.

Jul 28 • Jeff Matlow

330. The Growth Paradox

We live in a society that is obsessed with comfort. But pain has an important purpose. And that's where the growth paradox comes into play.

Jul 7 • Jeff Matlow

328. The Law of Holes

The challenge you face is rarely the actual problem. Sometimes you think you're fixing things, but you're really holding a shovel and digging a hole.

Jun 23 • Jeff Matlow

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