Live Wire

Never miss a post—subscribe below to get the latest updates and exclusive content delivered straight to your inbox.

When AI Leads the Work, Who Is Managing Whom?

Sep 29, 2026

When AI Leads the Work, Who Is Managing Whom?

If your employee approves the answer but didn’t direct the work, what exactly are they accountable for?

Read more
arrow-right
Give away your job, or stay this size. Pick one.

Sep 22, 2026

Give away your job, or stay this size. Pick one.

A customer threatened to walk. In the same week, a brand-new customer came on and broke everything. That's the week a founder I'm working with knew she couldn't grow the company alone anymore.

Read more
arrow-right
You can cut the managers. You can’t cut the management.

Sep 15, 2026

You can cut the managers. You can’t cut the management.

Uber announced this week that it is reducing its workforce by about 10%, removing management layers, and consolidating teams.

Read more
arrow-right
Your values are a poster. Ann Rhoades says they should be a metric.

Sep 8, 2026

Your values are a poster. Ann Rhoades says they should be a metric.

On our season finale of the Culture Creators podcast, I asked Ann Rhoades the same question I asked Johnny Taylor in episode one. Same answer, ten episodes apart. Here's what she says every CEO needs to know before they touch their culture again.

Read more
arrow-right
AI didn't decide who got cut. Someone did.

Sep 1, 2026

AI didn't decide who got cut. Someone did.

OpenAI's own CEO admitted in February that companies are "AI washing" layoffs. Six months later, AI is the top reason for a record share of job cuts, and several of the biggest names in tech are suddenly refusing to say the word.

Read more
arrow-right
Are you sure you know who you hired?

Aug 25, 2026

Are you sure you know who you hired?

A California defense contractor was compromised by someone hired through a completely normal interview process; here's what that means for how you vet remote hires.

Read more
arrow-right