Archive - The Workaround by Bob Gilbreath

It's OK to Meet Local Friends at Faraway Conferences

Why we let our guards down on the road, and what happens next

Jun 25 •

Business Media is All in the Mind

Parasocial relationships, pod psychology, and much more

Jun 18 •

The Fall of a Young Founder

A cautionary tale of chasing a flawed idea

Jun 11 •

How to Kill Your Ideas

Two ways to test yourself before you wreck yourself

Jun 4 •

May 2025

The Work Advice that Changed My Life

And ended up changing many more lives, too

May 28 •

Trust the Process, Be the Butterfly

Life seems chaotic, but there's a method to the madness

May 21 •

What's Your "Real" Business?

Keep scratching the surface and you might be surprised

May 15 •

Why Do Good People Keep Bad Company?

My struggle to understand how harmful leaders retain talent

May 7 •

Why an IPO is often DOA

It’s time to question the value (destruction) of going public

May 1 •

April 2025

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