For the in-between

Feb 16 • Dacia J. Faison-Roe

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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

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When High Standards Meet the Bell Curve

The Manager’s Impossible Math

Feb 5 • Dacia J. Faison-Roe

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Bonus Theater

When Performance Ratings Become Currency

Feb 3 • Dacia J. Faison-Roe

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January 2026

The Subtle Asshole Problem (And How to Avoid Becoming One During a Merger)

When High Standards Look Like Toxicity

Jan 23 • Dacia J. Faison-Roe

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Wintering, not resolving

Not every January needs a manifesto

Jan 20 • Dacia J. Faison-Roe

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Stand Out or Get Smoothed Over

A Merger Survival Guide for People Who Actually Want to Keep Their Jobs: Part 1

Jan 2 • Dacia J. Faison-Roe

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November 2025

Things AI Made More Obvious: Performance Reviews

A limited series that shines a bright light in the dark corners of AI in Leadership

Nov 12, 2025 • Dacia J. Faison-Roe

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October 2025

When AI Becomes Your Leadership Crutch

Your Personal AI Reckoning

Oct 3, 2025 • Dacia J. Faison-Roe

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August 2025

On Staying Home

Notes from a retired wanderer

Aug 5, 2025 • Dacia J. Faison-Roe

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July 2025

Instinct vs. Frameworks

We've been teaching people to perform humanity instead of practicing it.

Jul 29, 2025 • Dacia J. Faison-Roe

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