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• Why Do Some People Never Answer Your Question? (And Why Bosses Give Responsibility but No Authority)Some people never answer what you actually asked; they just keep talking about whatever they wanted to say.
• Can AI Replace Middle Managers? What NEC's AI-Run Department Actually ProvesNEC has a department with AI bosses, AI managers and AI staff.
• When Training New Employees Becomes Goodwill LaunderingTraining a new employee is not just about handing over tasks.

This week’s archive picks

Each week we rotate in a few older articles from this theme, taking turns through all of them.

• Why a ¥6M Section Chief Turns Down a ¥6.5M PromotionCompanies tend to treat promotions and promotion assessments as good news.
• Why Part-Time Pay Stays Low Even for Highly Capable WorkersBlaming low part-time pay on individual ability or attitude is sloppy.
• Why Organizations Can’t Tell Capable From Incapable People: Faking Busyness and Adverse SelectionWhat you see at work isn't decided by a person's ability alone.

All “Management and organizations” articles, newest first

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• How to Find Organizations Where Your Ability Is Valued Instead of WastedA company can be stable and still be a bad home base for your life.
• What Is Management Laundering?“I’m always busy.”“I barely take paid leave.”“I work overtime all the time.”“I even work on weekends.”“I check my…
• In Companies Where Managers Burn Out, the People Who Can See the Problems Leave FirstThe management track is not determined by an individual's ability alone.
• Why Do Some People Never Answer Your Question? (And Why Bosses Give Responsibility but No Authority)Some people never answer what you actually asked; they just keep talking about whatever they wanted to say.
• Can AI Replace Middle Managers? What NEC's AI-Run Department Actually ProvesNEC has a department with AI bosses, AI managers and AI staff.
• When Training New Employees Becomes Goodwill LaunderingTraining a new employee is not just about handing over tasks.
• Why Part-Time Pay Stays Low Even for Highly Capable WorkersBlaming low part-time pay on individual ability or attitude is sloppy.
• Why Organizations Can’t Tell Capable From Incapable People: Faking Busyness and Adverse SelectionWhat you see at work isn't decided by a person's ability alone.
• Why Do the Best Team Leads Burn Out? The Hidden Jobs Nobody Took AwayA team lead starts the day with their own deadlines. Then a new hire needs help. A mistake needs fixing.
• Why a ¥6M Section Chief Turns Down a ¥6.5M PromotionCompanies tend to treat promotions and promotion assessments as good news.
• Bad Manager Who Doesn't Decide: Why You Burn Out When You Can Spell Out the WorkWhat really wears you out at work is not a boss who is simply strict.
• Is Asking "Why Are We Even Doing This?" a CEO Skill? What the AGC Dismissal Case Says About Questions, Decisions and Follow-ThroughAt a big manufacturer, there was an employee who, every time he got a task, kept climbing up the ladder: "Why this workflow?"
• Does Appeasing the Angry Boss Keep Harassment Alive? Emotional Outsourcing, Employee Silence, and the Organizational Bug That Filters Out the People Who LeaveSomeone yells.
• Can AI Let One Person Build a Company? Lessons From a Content FactoryIt usually does not start with a grand business plan.
• Why Does One Department Keep Losing People When Company Turnover Is Low?A company can have low overall turnover while one department keeps losing people through resignations and internal transfers.
• Decide, Separate, Stop, Reduce: How Low-Value Escalation Turns the Frontline into a Restaurant RushIn some workplaces, this happens.