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Flexibility by Framework
Writing about workplace flexibility feels a bit like performing on a tightrope. One wrong step and you're either dismissed as naive by...

David Frank
Aug 188 min read
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The Negative Employee Mirage: Strength Disguised
I'm naturally skeptical, which in corporate environments often translates to "difficult." I've learned to modulate this tendency, though...

David Frank
Aug 187 min read
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The Moment of the Ask
For years, I believed there was nobility in the solo sprint. Figure it out, don't escalate, and above all, never ask a question you might...

David Frank
Aug 187 min read
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When the Past Isn't Prologue
In both my personal and professional life, whether reflecting on my own career trajectory or counseling the employees and employers I...

David Frank
Aug 188 min read
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Hammer First, Precision Misapplied
The Certainty Trap I've been told often, and with concern, that too many of my metaphors come from medicine. It's a fair diagnosis....

David Frank
Aug 187 min read
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The Question That Opened
This topic really rings true for me. I have spent my life in this loop, always being the one who asks questions to the detriment of pace...

David Frank
Aug 185 min read
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The Space Between Structures
I've been watching the insurance industry with growing fascination and concern. The pace of mergers and acquisitions feels relentless...

David Frank
Aug 188 min read
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Scripted Warmth, Unscripted Hope
You know that silence after workplace applause? I've been watching it for months now. There's a particular kind of silence that follows...

David Frank
Aug 187 min read
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Still Echoing: What the exit reveals
We've all been there, sitting in that final conversation where everything unsaid suddenly feels urgent. Whether you're the one leaving,...

David Frank
Aug 187 min read
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What Calm Cannot Contain
I often write when I'm tired. Not depleted, just quiet enough to notice what sits beneath the noise. That kind of tired brings things...

David Frank
Aug 188 min read
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The Aesthetics of Collapse: Burnout by Design
I once joked that the only real perk my job offered was unlimited exhaustion. It got a laugh, then a silence thick with recognition. The...

David Frank
Aug 188 min read
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The Sidis Drift | Signal Without Noise
Welcome to the first edition of The Sidis Drift, a new series I'm trying out that takes a different approach to discussing workplace...

David Frank
Aug 185 min read
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Virtue, Lost: The Quiet Decline of Tenure’s Prestige
I Â know these articles are getting quite 'heady,' and I hope they aren't being read as a stream of cynicism or hypercritical commentary....

David Frank
Aug 188 min read
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Vague, Vetted, Vanished...
The modern hiring journey unfolds in three distinct acts, each more troubling than the last. First comes the Vague: ambiguous job...

David Frank
Aug 187 min read
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Brilliant & Broken: Success at What Cost?
You've seen it before—the glassy-eyed executive shouting at his staff to "pick up the pace," pounding the air with both fists like it's...

David Frank
Aug 188 min read
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You’re Not Hiring—You’re Sorting
The illusion of potential and the quiet cost of hiring for symmetry We say we want grit, range, and agility—then reject anyone whose...

David Frank
Aug 148 min read
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The Tender Paradox: Protecting the Emotional Intelligence We Hire For
Hiring for Soft Skills Without Crushing Them Later If you want EQ, build safety. This is not an argument for abandoning soft skills. It's...

David Frank
Aug 147 min read
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Fig Leaves and False Promises: The Quiet Dysfunction of Wellness Culture
Token wellness initiatives as the fig leaves of dysfunctional work environments "No one's burned out because they need a day off. They're...

David Frank
Aug 147 min read
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Always-On, Slowly Off: How High Performers Burn Out in Silence
I spend a lot of time fighting for candidates—defending their right to disconnect, to rest, to reclaim some mythical version of work-life...

David Frank
Aug 145 min read
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Professionally Conversational: The Corporate Oxymoron Everyone's Chasing
The Workplace Communication Contradiction: Why Companies Engineer Robotic Language But Pay for Authenticity Your company didn't just...

David Frank
Aug 146 min read
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