Are You Evil Enough? Put Yourself to the Test
20 questions from the blog, 30 seconds each, one right answer. Pass the test, earn the Evil Lunch™. Fail, and there's only shame.
Culture, Mindset, and the Courage Not to Play Small
Born in Sicily, working like a German: how different cultures teach opposite approaches to vision, ambition, and execution.
The Creative CRM: Teaching Tomorrow
First teaching cycle at IED: turning years of field experience into something teachable, and opening doors for the next generation.
Organizations Are Algorithms: Why AI Should Actually Scare You
Still think companies are made of people, roles, and org charts? Hate to break it to you — every organization is already a system of algorithms. AI is just making it obvious.
Tokenmaxxing: The Corporate Theatre of AI
Call me cynical, but I'm starting to think most companies don't actually want to use AI well. They just want to say they do.
The Corporate Bullshitters
What's the difference between a liar and a bullshitter? The liar at least knows the truth. The bullshitter doesn't even have that — which makes them perfect for modern corporate life.
Shall We Jump on a Call? The Most Expensive Phrase in Any Company
The meeting as default answer: it destroys productivity, shatters focus, and turns time into a cost nobody ever bothers to calculate.
Output vs Outcome: The Performative Productivity Disease
Too many companies confuse output with outcome. Packed calendars, endless meetings, little value created. The most widespread organisational illness.
Being Hated by Incompetents Is the Price You Pay
Not every criticism deserves your attention. Learn to tell apart those who challenge you to make you better from those who just can't help themselves.
In the Workplace You Don't Sell Products, You Sell Narratives
You're not paid for what you do, but for how it's perceived. The narratives you sell: clarity, support, results, calm, growth.
Pigeon Shooting: When Sterile Criticism Becomes a Defense Tactic
Killing ideas in their infancy isn't contributing — it's defending the status quo. A provocation on those who destroy out of fear of change.
More Metrics, Less Courage: When Data Becomes a Shield
The more metrics you have, the less courage you need. How ROAS, open rates, and vanity metrics become excuses for never really deciding.
Serial Procrastinator: Confessions of Someone Exactly Like You
Are you actually productive, or just a serial procrastinator with a talent for looking busy? A lesson on work avoidance and how to break the cycle.
The Real Leadership Test: What Happens When You're Not in the Room
I used to think your circle defines you. Managing people taught me otherwise: the real test is what happens when you're not there.
The Courage to Decide: When Compromise Is Not Leadership
Compromise only protects your career if you're a coward. Real decisions reveal who's actually accountable. A provocation on genuine leadership.
Management Measures Everything Except What It's Afraid to Find
Some companies obsessively track KPIs and productivity while carefully avoiding what actually matters: trust, honesty, and real impact on people.
The New Debt We Keep Accumulating: Verification Debt
Verification debt: the verification and documentation work we defer because AI accelerates everything. An invisible debt that erodes trust when the foundations were never really checked.
Corporate Stereotypes (and Why We Keep Tolerating Them)
An ironic — but not entirely — dissection of the corporate stereotypes we endure daily. PMOs stuck on calls, Sales overpromising, HR and pizza parties. Confess in the comments.
What If You Stopped Being Afraid?
Ambition isn't a dream — it's a flight from mediocrity, judgment, and FOMO. The ones who've beaten fear are truly dangerous. What are you building?
When the Meeting Goes South, It's Probably Your Fault
Bad meetings aren't caused by executives who can't listen. More likely, you failed to read the room before you walked in.
Collaboration Is Overrated (It's Bureaucracy with a Nicer Name)
Most of what companies call collaboration is a carefully engineered way to diffuse responsibility and slow everything down.
The Simplicity Paradox: Why Well-Designed Systems Stay Invisible
A curious paradox in how companies evaluate work: simplicity is rarely rewarded, while complexity is loud, visible, and mistaken for sophistication.
Never Interrupt Your Enemy When He's Making a Mistake: Napoleon's Leadership Lesson
Napoleon said never interrupt your enemy when he's making a mistake. In the workplace, the lesson still holds — if you apply it ethically.
Strategy Is Choosing What to Ignore: Saying Yes to Everything Isn't Strategy, It's Fear
Saying yes to everything isn't strategy — it's fear and lack of focus. Real strategy means choosing what to ignore.
The Most Important Skill in the AI Era? Not Becoming Replaceable
The Future of Jobs Report confirmed what I suspected: the key skill in the AI era won't be using AI. It'll be making yourself irreplaceable.
Malinin, Shaidorov, and the Boring Consistency That Always Wins
Last night's men's figure skating final said everything: the favourite collapsed, the outsider won gold with surgical precision. There's a management lesson here.
The Bridger: The Role That Actually Scales Innovation
The jump from Proof of Concept to production is where innovation goes to die. What you need is a bridger — the missing link between users, business, and tech.
Olympic Gold Teaches Us That Performance Is Protected, Not Forced
Winning Olympic gold on your birthday while breaking the world record isn't luck. It's the result of far-sighted choices sustained over time.
The Napoleon Technique: Why I Don't Read Your Emails
I stopped reacting to every 'urgent' in my inbox because most aren't: 90% of emergencies resolve themselves if you just wait.
Dissent Is a Superpower: Where Did the Courage to Disagree Go?
Dissent is a superpower. When properly integrated into organisations, it makes them healthy — it should be protected, not barely tolerated.
The Digital Manager Doesn't Exist: It's Just a Container for Chaos
In 2026 we're still 'defining' the Digital Manager role. The truth: it's not a role. It's a container that changes its filling depending on which holes need plugging.