// COMMENTARY ON WORK & POWERI decode how work really works.
Hiring is not purely merit.
Promotions are not purely performance.
I explain what actually drives workplace decisions.
20+ YEARS INSIDE HIRING SYSTEMS
MBA PROFESSOR, LEADERSHIP & POWER
FOUNDER, hirediverse
// Why this analysis is different
I spent 20 years making hiring decisions. Now I explain how those decisions actually get made.
20+ years inside HR, hiring, leadership, and organizational decision-making 10+ years inside academia.
I explain how workplace decisions actually get made.
//On Air, In ConversationSpeaking and Commentary
I say the quiet part out loud. If you need someone who can explain — on air, online, or in the room — why the most qualified candidate didn't get the job, why return-to-office mandates are about control, or why common career advice fails the people who need it most, that's the conversation I'm built for.
// Why hiring decisions don't follow the rules
// Who career advice was actually written for
// What power looks like in modern organizations