Some people still don’t get this one. — Could write one million words on this topic — and in the process, bore the hell out of everyone reading — but instead, I’ll take a quote from this Fast Company article and we’ll go from there: You already know this — but employers are crying out for fundamental skills…

It’s a bit much, but maybe there’s a kernel there. — I definitely feel like we’ve made “trauma” into currency in the last five years: Are we too all-in on “trauma?” Feels like people love to discuss “trauma” these days, even ascribing it to situations that might be traumatic to them…tedbauer.medium.com Like, we now discuss “digressive victimhood?” “Digressive victimhood? Competitive victimhood?” Can’t we just be human? Wrote something the other week about how we discuss “trauma” too much, which has increasingly felt true in recent…tedbauer.medium.com

Let’s see what we can learn. — It is very empowering, after years of failure and collapse and friend loss and marriage loss and all the rest, to finally just up and tell people, “Yes, I am an addict.” I think it’s important to say am in this case, because it’s an active condition that could resume…

It’s a real thing, for sure — but maybe not “as” real? — “Secondary infertility” basically means that you had one (or more than one) kids the “natural way” and then you struggled on Kid 2, Kid 3, etc. So, instead of just being content with your one kid or two kids, you go for №3 with some type of fertility treatment, i.e…

And therein lies a big problem. — Was bored at work years back before a full staff meeting and hopped onto #TChat for the first time ever, which is basically a Twitter chat about people, talent strategy, people analytics, HR metrics, and all that. I’m interested in that stuff, which makes me a weird, fringe-y member of…

It won’t work in most places, but it would be a godsend. — Meetings are a total joke, scourge, and waste of time at most organizations. That video above gets it right in a humorous way. (Watch it; it’s short and worth your entertainment value.) I’ve written about meetings a few times, notably about my confusion on several topics: Why don’t people define…

1930 to 1950 was a nice time to be born! — New paper from the St. Louis Fed (that’s a thing?) on how your age affects your income. Let’s start with something basic that no one ever really acknowledges, best I can tell: unless you have an inheritance or work in about 4–5 specific fields, it’s typically pretty hard to have…

Then the bigger question becomes: Would executives care? — I’m personally of the belief that one of the only things we really have in this go-go-go world of 2023 is our emotions, and yet, no one really talks about those as much as they should. (Sad.) Here’s a completely off-the-tracks notion: sex literally creates you (unless you’re a cyborg)…

Wait, but don’t executives love overwork? — I’m fully of the belief that 55 hours of work/week is a hard ceiling, but I also know a ton of people I’ve worked with over my life who run around screaming about headcount, bandwith, and deliverables with their hair ablaze — all the while telling anyone that will listen…