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Permission to Start
Jul 1, 2025 • Dacia J. Faison-Roe
Did You Mean 'Til Death'?
May 8, 2025 • Dacia J. Faison-Roe
The Water Closet Under the Stairs
Jun 20, 2025 • Dacia J. Faison-Roe
On Staying Home
Aug 5, 2025 • Dacia J. Faison-Roe
On Being Well
What wellness gets right — and what it misses
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Do Meaningful Work
The most elegant trap ever designed.
Mar 6 • Dacia J. Faison-Roe
On Becoming a Lighthouse
Some ships find you. Some don't. And being okay with that.
Feb 26 • Dacia J. Faison-Roe
For the in-between
Feb 16 • Dacia J. Faison-Roe
The Birthday Card Industrial Complex
A Hallmark-sized case study in performative engagement disguised as culture.
Feb 15 • Dacia J. Faison-Roe
What Performance Ratings Actually Are
The Unqualified Making Qualification Decisions
Feb 11 • Dacia J. Faison-Roe
When High Standards Meet the Bell Curve
The Manager’s Impossible Math
Feb 5 • Dacia J. Faison-Roe
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