In 2008, WestJet Airlines announced it would launch its own frequent-flier program, ending a partnership with Air Miles to ...

Tension: We celebrate transparency in professional communication while simultaneously demanding the freedom to respond on our ...

You are watching yourself fail to stop caring about being watched. This advice also misunderstands the source of the prob ...

Tension: Organizations celebrate emoji use as evidence of psychological safety while workers deploy them strategically to ...

In 2008, Time Warner Cable faced a lawsuit from Los Angeles alleging unlawful, unfair and fraudulent business acts and ...

Direct Message: Website abandonment isn’t a design problem; it’s a trust deficit that activates the same psychological ...

Tension: We’re told collaboration requires constant connection, yet some workplace conversations leave us inexplicably ...

People spend enormous time and effort posting what they believe the world wants to see, driven by fear that their friends won ...

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Tension: Platforms profit from infrastructure while attempting to externalize operational costs onto the legitimate users who ...

Tension: We equate instant responsiveness with professionalism, yet feel increasingly fragmented, anxious, and ineffective ...

To learn more about our editorial approach, explore The Direct Message methodology. You send the text. You make the plans. You follow up after silence. Again and again, you find yourself being the one ...