Wisdom's Many Facets
The Wisdom of Work
We spend most of our lives working without ever questioning the wisdom of this practice. In fact wisdom has grown within and around the concpet of "career" intended to help facilitate and maximize this practice of work. What if our understanding of work is completely wrong?
The conventional wisdom of work and career is questioned and challenged the in articles that explore and critique the assumptions, beliefs, and values that underlie our understanding and practice of work. You will also find articles that propose and suggest alternative and radical ways of thinking and doing work.
Do companies really need CEOs?
Vincent Triola
9 Minute Or Less Read Time
Vincent Triola challenges the conventional notion of CEOs’ indispensability. The article explores the changing dynamics of workplaces and the need for organizations to adapt to new requirements.
Inequality, Life Chances, Upward Mobility, & the American Dream
Vincent Triola
6 Minute Or Less Read Time
The American Dream is a fairy tale that many people believe in, but few can achieve. This article explores how the dream is unrealistic based on life choices and opportunities of Americans today.
Fiction & Life Colliding, Making Ambition A Tiny Puff of Nothing
Ambition is not a virtue and may be a detriment since inequity is prevalent in organizations of all sizes, manifesting as nepotism, cronyism, favoritism, glass ceilings, and racial bias. These issues are not anomalies but rather standard practices in corporations. Companies may subject potential employees to rigorous hiring processes while concurrently hiring overpriced CEOs and executives based solely on their reputation. The same rules that apply to workers and lower-level managers do not apply to CEOs, resulting in a situation where executives are often overpaid due to their inability to generate a positive return on investment with regard to their compensation. This can lead to employees engaging in “quiet quitting” as a way to cope with their dissatisfaction.”
The Only Thing You Need to Know When Starting a Business
Vincent Triola
9 Minute Or Less Read Time
The only thing you need to know when starting a business is your ability to become a pschopath. A hard-hitting article that exposes the harsh truth about the business world, where profit is king and employees are disposable. The author argues that the only thing you need to know when starting a business is your why, and that you should be prepared to sacrifice everything else, including people, for your vision.
The Cost of Selling Ourselves: A Critical Look at the Role of Capitalism in Our Lives
Vincent Triola
7 Minute Or Less Read Time
Tired of self-help books that just don’t help? Get a fresh perspective on why those books might be missing the mark. Spoiler alert: it’s not you, it’s capitalism. How we unknowingly sell ourselves instead of building trust.
Unquestioning obedience, including jobs, will lead to slavery.
The concept of work as an unintended form of slavery is not new. Many argue that it is a necessary evil we must endure to survive as a society. Others believe that work can be fulfilling if the task has a meaningful purpose or can be one’s passion. However, a growing number of people feel trapped in their jobs due to financial constraints or other obligations. While “work” may not accurately define as “slavery” since it is not forced labor and workers do not exist as property, a similar hopelessness and despair arises.