Do you know, I actually hesitated before writing the title to this post before I remembered it’s my blog and I can use whatever language I want in it? How strange.

Today’s Slow Leadership post linked to Bob Sutton’s blog. Which in turn linked to this delightful rant about corporate life.

Some key points:

Don’t spend millions of dollars to try and change your culture. [...] If you want to see things change immediately, stop acting like an asshole.

You never know where that employee who leaves will go next. They could become an incredibly valuable strategic partner. Their golfing buddy could turn out to be your next huge customer.

Ditch the PowerPoint when you have town hall meetings. [...] Your PR team may have a heart attack, but invite tough questions about the things that you know are really on their mind. [...] Know what you can and can’t talk about and be direct about that (no, you can’t talk about the VP of Sales or you may get sued). You will do wonders for your credibility and I guarantee no one will be sleeping in the back of the room.

Go and read the whole thing, especially if you work for the corporate monster.