I spend a lot of time reviewing resumes from candidates with identical credentials who produce wildly different results. Eventually you start noticing that academic performance predicts some things well and other things not at all. This subject hits particularly hard because I've been on both sides: the candidate overlooked for reasons I couldn't see, and the screener who overlooked people for reasons I couldn't articulate. What makes this worth examining isn't to assign blam

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

I'm naturally skeptical, which in corporate environments often translates to "difficult." I've learned to modulate this tendency, though...

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...

In both my personal and professional life, whether reflecting on my own career trajectory or counseling the employees and employers I...

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....

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...

I've been watching the insurance industry with growing fascination and concern. The pace of mergers and acquisitions feels relentless...

You know that silence after workplace applause? I've been watching it for months now. There's a particular kind of silence that follows...

We've all been there, sitting in that final conversation where everything unsaid suddenly feels urgent. Whether you're the one leaving,...

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...

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...

Welcome to the first edition of The Sidis Drift, a new series I'm trying out that takes a different approach to discussing workplace...

I  know these articles are getting quite 'heady,' and I hope they aren't being read as a stream of cynicism or hypercritical commentary....

The modern hiring journey unfolds in three distinct acts, each more troubling than the last. First comes the Vague: ambiguous job...

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...

The illusion of potential and the quiet cost of hiring for symmetry We say we want grit, range, and agility—then reject anyone whose...

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...

Token wellness initiatives as the fig leaves of dysfunctional work environments "No one's burned out because they need a day off. They're...

I spend a lot of time fighting for candidates—defending their right to disconnect, to rest, to reclaim some mythical version of work-life...