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Pawel Brodzinski is a CEO, speaker, trainer, and coach passionate about effective teams and organizational culture.

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The article discusses the unsustainable nature of the AI startup ecosystem, drawing parallels with past tech bubbles and emphasizing the importance of profitability. It critiques the current AI landscape, highlighting that many AI...
The blog post discusses the Agentic Commerce Protocol (ACP) announced by OpenAI and Stripe, which allows AI agents to make purchases autonomously. It explores the implications of autonomy in AI, emphasizing the challenges of trans...
The post argues that low employee engagement is primarily due to limited autonomy in hierarchical organizations, emphasizing the need for change to improve motivation.
The blog post discusses the challenges job applicants face in a recruitment landscape dominated by AI tools that filter applications, often leading to the rejection of genuine, handcrafted resumes. It highlights the irony of candi...
The blog post discusses the recent AWS outage and its implications on trust in the digital age, particularly in the context of AI-generated content. The author reflects on the reliance on cloud infrastructure, the spread of misinf...
The article discusses the concept of Care-Driven Development, which emphasizes the importance of understanding the broader context and outcomes of software development rather than just focusing on technical aspects. It critiques e...
The blog post discusses the challenges of recruitment in the AI era, particularly focusing on the impact of AI-generated job applications. The author reflects on the traditional methods of filtering candidates, such as coding task...
The post discusses the complexities of providing effective feedback, emphasizing the importance of context and personal care in communication. It critiques various feedback models, particularly Radical Candor, which advocates for ...
The blog post discusses the impact of AI on early-stage product development, emphasizing that while AI can generate code, the quality of communication remains the most critical factor in project success. The author shares insights...
The article discusses the evolution of software development roles, particularly the rise and fall of full-stack developers. It reflects on the past when developers were expected to be versatile and handle all aspects of software d...
The article discusses the importance of practical application over theoretical knowledge in agile practices, emphasizing the value of the 'Community of Needs' where practitioners adapt solutions to their specific contexts. It crit...
A LEGO building experiment reveals that greater autonomy in work processes significantly enhances employee engagement compared to managed environments.
The blog post critiques the extreme hustle culture prevalent in AI companies, where long working hours are glorified and seen as necessary for success. It highlights the unsustainable nature of such practices, arguing that they le...
The text discusses the advantages of using physical whiteboards over digital tools in a digitalized and distributed world, focusing on the flexibility, visualization, and engagement with information that physical boards offer.
The text discusses the concept of distributed autonomy in organizations, focusing on the importance of care and transparency in decision-making processes. It highlights the challenges and benefits of open salaries and the impact o...
The text discusses the importance of alignment in the workplace, emphasizing the need for a shared purpose and synchronized efforts to achieve organizational momentum. It contrasts the impact of increasing autonomy in a decentrali...
The text discusses the importance of distributed autonomy in the modern workplace, particularly in the context of remote work and the impact of AI. It emphasizes the need for organizations to embrace adhocracy and distribute more ...
The text discusses the outdated format of daily meetings suggested by Scrum and proposes a new approach to daily meetings in the context of modern technology and tools.
The idea of wholeness at work, bringing the whole self, has gained traction, but it has led to workplace conflicts and issues. The author argues that wholeness includes dark aspects of individuals and can lead to harm. The text di...
The text discusses the relationship between growth and survival in organizations, emphasizing the importance of prioritizing survival over growth in certain situations. It explores the trade-offs between short-term and long-term s...
The text discusses the concept of radical autonomy in an organization, where anyone can make any decision, including an intern firing a CEO. It explores why people don't abuse this power, attributing it to the dynamics of organiza...
The text discusses the concept of slack time in the context of Kanban and its application at different levels, including individual, team, cross-team, and organizational. It emphasizes the importance of autonomy in leveraging slac...
The text discusses the importance of respect in organizational culture, using the example of managing the milk supply in an office. It highlights the difference between effectiveness and efficiency, and the lack of respect for cer...
The text discusses the original meaning of Kanban as a visual signal and how it can be applied in various contexts, using the example of managing milk supplies in an office. It emphasizes the importance of simplicity and self-expl...