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Advisor, speaker and writer on people, tech and future of work. Co-founded Future Forum, ex-Slack, Google and many others. Dad, dog walker and slow runner. Often wrong.
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DOGE is slashing indiscriminately, US officials are turning on historic allies, and US inflation fears spiked to a 30-year high. Bill Clinton's "It's the economy, stupid" might be what slows down the DOGE train: business leaders finding their voice. theworkforward.substack.com/p/its-the-ec...

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Private companies moderating content, or even censoring it, doesn’t violate the 1st amendment. The government doing so does violate it. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02...

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Thank God that Trump is focused on inflation, and not doing stupid sh*t like dismantling the Federal government to the point where it's all privatized while also dismantling our key alliances. www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

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"...three Senate Democrats also criticized Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent for what they called a 'lack of candor' about what DOGE workers are doing with US payment systems." Could you use weaker language, Senator? Maybe a "we're concerned" ala Collins? www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Like this from @danprimack.bsky.social on CEOs going silent, incl those who think Trump is trashing the US: "One can be pragmatic about a new administration — even collaborative and supportive — without abandoning what was recently held dear. It's the sort of thing that leaders used to do." "

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Trust is busted everywhere, including work. Trust in business fell for the first time last year in Edelman's 25 years of tracking it. What's behind the freefall in trust at work, and some thoughts on what leaders can do about it: open.substack.com/pub/theworkf...

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2-3 times a day for the past few weeks, I've had execs reach out with the same challenge: their CEO is pushing for a return-to-office mandate. "Our CEO isn't happy with office attendance and wants everyone back." Here's what I've sent them theworkforward.substack.com/p/your-ceo-w...

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The headline alone is a “WTF” moment. Access to PII of all Federal workers. Medicare and Social Security payments and data. Payments to everyone, including contractors who compete with his company. And last I checked, the IRS is part of Treasury, so that too? www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

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“Guy who sells servers disses email.” Dell was an early big tech pioneer of flexibility, touting its advantages last decade. Teams are spread across countries, not cubicles. Since 2023, they’ve run layoffs after layoffs and cranked up RTO. It’s a “soft layoff.” fortune.com/2025/01/31/d...

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GenAI adoption is emotional work. Real change requires understanding the human motivations and barriers that shape how people work. It’s going to take more EQ than IQ. Read on… open.substack.com/pub/theworkf...

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Unlike Twitter, where service outages were merely inconvenient, Federal services are essential to people and businesses nationwide. Chaos and confusion in DC. All of us will end up paying for Elon’s “Fork in the Road” open.substack.com/pub/theworkf...?

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There's a gender gap in the future of work: disparate impacts of return-to-office mandates on women, the gap in #GenAI adoption. Outdated management norms, lack of investment in support -- problems we can fix. Read on, and let me know what you think. open.substack.com/pub/theworkf...

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Corrected it for you, Senior Administration Official. You're only off by a factor of 9X. Federal workers are actually in the office more than the private sector -- many of them because the job requires it. @axios.com you need to fact-check these folks...

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Is "work from home" dead, thanks to Trump? 68% of US-based firms would have to change their minds. Plenty of firms who get that flexibility gives them a talent advantage. /1

submitted 30 days ago • 1 comment

Want to drive up "masculine energy" at work? Impose a 5 day a week "return to office" mandate. 3X more women than men leave. Along with more experienced, higher skilled people -- those who can find a better place to work. For more: www.linkedin.com/posts/bellio...

submitted 31 days ago • 1 comment

My boundaries have suuuuucked this week. Cant imagine why…. 🔥🔥🔥

submitted 32 days ago • 1 comment

Maybe it can make time go backwards and people can reconsider their vote?

submitted 33 days ago • 1 comment

94% of execs whose companies lead their industries in growth and profitability view diversity and inclusion as a competitive advantage Survey of 3k CEOs and Sr Execs, covered by @emilypeck.bsky.social www.axios.com/2025/01/17/d...

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This is an amazing quote, from a Jan 6 prisoner who is refusing Trump’s pardon. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

submitted 34 days ago • 77 comments

At risk of stating the obvious, this is not going to end well. For any of us. @caseynewton.bsky.social: www.platformer.news/meta-ends-mi...

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I’ve found I’m a lot lower anxiety when I pop into @bsky.app only once, maybe twice a day. Threads when I want to get anxious. And Twitter never again.

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Zuckerberg praises the return of “masculine corporate energy” Masculine seems to include sucking up to the new boss. www.huffpost.com/entry/mark-z...

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Folks are mostly missing the forest for the trees re: the recent Meta announcement. Specifically, the focus on the move from fact checking to community notes. There two different changes that are a much bigger deal that have received less focus. 🧵 1/11

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Welcome to the era of performative anti-DEI Not surprised that the CEO who decried fact checking as “biased” (surprised he didn’t go for “woke”) has killed his #DEI programs. But as @caseynewton.bsky.social reports, he took it further… www.platformer.news/meta-kills-d...

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