Category Archives: Management

Being irreplaceable

Posted on Nov 29, 2025 by Henning Michael Møller Just

Never forget: you are irreplaceable until you leave, then you are forgotten. — cdrsalamander I’ve touched on this before, quoting others and myself. Basically, the message is that you should be careful about who you devote your life to. Family … Continue reading →

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Can you win against a bureaucracy?

Posted on Nov 17, 2024 by Henning Michael Møller Just

Fighting against a bureaucracy is fighting a losing war, and there are mainly two reasons: Firstly, if you are fighting a bureaucracy you are not a bureaucracy yourself* which means that you depend on your productivity. Any time spent fighting … Continue reading →

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Management and accountability

Posted on Aug 28, 2024 by Henning Michael Møller Just

This is supposedly from an IBM slide from 1979: This is obviously making the rounds again due to the advances in Machine Learning / Artificial Intelligence and I agree: Decisions are made by humans. If you put a computer in … Continue reading →

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The Iron Law of Institutions

Posted on Apr 30, 2024 by Henning Michael Møller Just

It’s probably a good idea these days to remember Jon Schwartz’ Iron Law of Institutions: [T]he people who control institutions care first and foremost about their power within the institution rather than the power of the institution itself. Thus, they … Continue reading →

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Whistleblowers and internal critics are valuable

Posted on Feb 24, 2024 by Henning Michael Møller Just

If your company fires or otherwise retaliates against a whistleblower or an internal critic, your company leadership is consciously choosing to be bad leaders. And we all know how  the prospects for companies with bad leaders are… I mention this … Continue reading →

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The authentic CEO

Posted on Jan 31, 2024 by Henning Michael Møller Just

Or, how a cartoon rabbit got a billionaire CEO to admit to crimes in public, repeatedly. The backstory is that DEI – diversity, equity, inclusivity – has been a dominant ideology in American public life for more than a decade. … Continue reading →

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They are coming

Posted on Jan 23, 2024 by Henning Michael Møller Just

While I do believe that it is impressive what has been accomplished already with “AI”, there’s also this: We’re nowhere near a place where bots can steal your job, we’re certainly at the point where your boss can be suckered … Continue reading →

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Every capitalist wants to be a feudal lord. Every creator wants to be a capitalist.

Posted on Sep 19, 2023 by Henning Michael Møller Just

And every hack wants to be a socialist. It’s less than a year since Hasbro / Wizards of the Coast tried to capture the value generated by their customers with a change in licensing. Back then it ended with WotC … Continue reading →

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So what do you do at an office job?

Posted on Nov 10, 2022 by Henning Michael Møller Just

From @beevesoftime: https://www.tiktok.com/@beevesoftime/video/7163115867952385326 (TikTok)                      

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A quick note on censorship

Posted on Mar 22, 2022 by Henning Michael Møller Just

Did you know that the LinkedIn community guidelines are interpreted in a way that makes it impossible to discuss a current employment case that’s currently being presented to a tribunal in the United Kingdom? Curious, as LinkedIn is supposed to … Continue reading →

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