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Old School Burke

Hello! I'm Burke. This is my corner of the Internet where I frequently write about leadership, management, and engineering.

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015: Demoted, Still Liable

If you’re accountable for something you no longer control, caring becomes expensive

015: Demoted, Still Liable
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014: The green dot trap

I'm guilty of this. I need to say that upfront. I've watched a thread start to spin and felt the gravitational pull to jump in, to fix it, to be seen handling it, to prove I'm on top of things. I've posted

014: The green dot trap
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013: Hostage to the Process

You've probably seen this EM: operates fine when policy is clear, but freezes in ambiguity. Asks permission for decisions in their scope. Seeks templates for situations requiring judgment. They're not bad people, they're just hostage to the process. And it costs more than what you think!

013: Hostage to the Process
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012: The MTTI Manifesto

Mean Time to Isolate

012: The MTTI Manifesto
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011: Calibrations Have a Context Collapse Problem

Note: The views and opinions expressed in this content are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the author’s employer. What is Context Collapse? Context collapse occurs when content intended for one audience is consumed by multiple audiences simultaneously, each

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