If you've ever been put on a Performance Improvement Plan (PIP), you might have felt the ground shift under you. Suddenly, your value is in question, your targets are unclear, and your future feels pre-written. A recent viral post by employment lawyer Katherine Kleyman lays bare what many already suspect: PIPs are often not about helping employees improve, but about laying the groundwork for dismissal.
Measurable Impact Forecast for SpatzAI in Workplace Teams
Creative teams thrive on diverse perspectives, but that diversity often sparks tension. When left unaddressed, even minor friction can stall innovation, disrupt workflow, and silently erode psychological safety. SpatzAI was designed.....
Conflict of Resolution
SpatzAI Micro-Conflict Resolution Toolkit, Chat App and Team Review Platform Not All Conflict Is What You Think We often use the word conflict as if it’s a standalone event. But scratch the surface and most tension comes from a more specific source: a conflict of interest, values, needs, goals, perceptions, personalities, or loyalties. These differences... Continue Reading →
Freedom to Speak ≠ Freedom to Be Rude Without Consequence
There’s a common confusion, especially on the political right, between freedom of speech and freedom to be rude without being challenged. Let’s be clear: 🗣 Freedom of speech protects us from government censorship. It doesn’t protect us from being held accountable by others.
Message-Centric Vs Purpose-Centric Chat App – Introducing the Spatz.Chat App
Just about everyone on the planet is now connected, by just six degrees or less, through one messaging app or another. Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, WeChat, Telegram, Snapchat, these are the giants of our digital lives. Each offers its own take on privacy, design, and features, but at their core, they all do the same thing: they help us message and connect. But what if messaging wasn’t enough?
The Consciousness Cue: Why “Caution” Might Be the Most Powerful Word in Team Culture
In a recent exchange with the AI I work closely with, who I sometimes call Melissa, but usually doll, we explored a deceptively simple question: Are humans conscious?
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