The Boss Rebellion™

Steve Pruneau and Asher Black consider the future of employment and the work week in light of artificial intelligence. Differences of opinion as to the potential impact. The #bossrebellion doubles down on its side of the equation. Discussed Talent https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevepruneau/https://www.linkedin.com/in/asherblack/https://freeagentsource.com/https://bossrebellion.com/

Steve Pruneau and Asher Black consider changing attitudes about job fulfillment and the value of life in an organizational structure have changed. Differences of opinions. Shared view = a #bossrebellion will be required engage the newest workforce generation as it strives to align life goals with work context. Discussed

Steve Pruneau and Asher Black discuss the bid for creators to get compensated by AI firms for teaching AI (voluntarily or otherwise). Reddit's bid for compensation from ChatGPT and Bard. Acknowledging the economic value of creative intelligence is a central concept in the #bossrebellion Discussed:

Steve Pruneau and Asher Black discuss the impact of layoffs on the profitability of a firm, its shareholder value, the fiscal cost of lost morale, and resetting when it's time to hire again. Facebook's "Year of Efficiency". Acknowledging the human wavelength and the revenue value of a firm's emotional life are central concepts in the #bossrebellion Discussed:

Steve Pruneau and Asher Black discuss terrible jobs, the "do everything I don't want to do" role, and the disparity between executive privilege and the meniality of jobs in which one is expected to toil for pay but not joy or aspiration. Acknowledging the emotional realities of work is a central concept in the #bossrebellion Discussed: RESEARCH LINKS NYtimes: "High-Profile Art Couple Offers Worst Job Ever" http://rb.gy/oi7okw TALENT Steve Pruneau: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevepruneau/ Asher Black https://www.linkedin.com/in/asherblack/ Management Consulting Firm: https://freeagentsource.com/ The Boss Rebellion https://bossrebellion.com/

Steve Pruneau and Asher Black discuss Patreon founder Jack Conte's initiative to help creators make money and how eliminating friction and the middle man is key to aligning one's business model with one's purpose as well as filling an enormous cultural and economic need in the #bossrebellion Discussed: RESEARCH LINKS Interview with Patreon founder Jack Conte: https://www.theverge.com/22543655/patreon-ceo-decoder- interview-jack-conte TALENT Steve Pruneau: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevepruneau/ Asher Black https://www.linkedin.com/in/asherblack/ Management Consulting Firm: https://freeagentsource.com/ The Boss Rebellion https://bossrebellion.com/

Steve Pruneau and Asher Black consider how terminating people by cutting off their email is normalizing what employees do when they ghost interviewers during candidacy or quitting. The transactional nature of employment is more pronounced than ever. Possible opportunity in the #bossrebellion Discussed: RESEARCH LINKS https://www.businessinsider.com/google-engineer-laid-off-on-vacation-boss-sent-linkedin-message-2023-2https://www.tcifund.com/files/corporateengageement/alphabet/20th%20January%202023.pdf TALENT https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevepruneau/https://www.linkedin.com/in/asherblack/https://freeagentsource.com/ The Boss Rebellion https://bossrebellion.com/

Steve Pruneau and Asher Black gawk at the current valley in the cycle of hiring and layoffs that typify firms' inability to match workforce to workload, and how business journalism euphemizes that problem. Of interest in the #bossrebellion Discussed: RESEARCH LINKS https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/20/technology/tech-layoffs-millennials-gen-x.htmlhttps://madpipe.link/463039 TALENT https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevepruneau/https://www.linkedin.com/in/asherblack/https://freeagentsource.com/ The Boss Rebellion https://bossrebellion.com/

Steve Pruneau and Asher Black wonder that activist investors are not more interested in pay transparency, given that it directly impacts shareholder value. Is the company paying inflated salaries to less valuable members, or utilizing subjective salary offers where a more transparent market could mean a more efficient one? C-suite executives that want more revenue options take note in the #bossrebellion Discussed: RESEARCH LINKS https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/01/25/pay-transparency-laws-companies-salary-disclosure/ TALENT https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevepruneau/https://www.linkedin.com/in/asherblack/https://freeagentsource.com/ The Boss Rebellion https://bossrebellion.com/

Steve Pruneau and Asher Black weigh (in 12 minutes) the challenge by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and a cadre of oil and gas states to BlackRock CEO Larry Fink on sustainable investment vs. shareholder profit. Fink as Jedi in the #bossrebellion Discussed: LINKS & REFERENCES https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/releases/ag-paxton-demands-blackrock-account-its-underperforming-potentially-illegal-esg-state-pension-fundhttps://www.blackrock.com/corporate/investor-relations/larry-fink-ceo-letterhttps://bossrebellion.com/ TALENT https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevepruneau/https://www.linkedin.com/in/asherblack/ Management Consulting Firm: https://freeagentsource.com/

Steve Pruneau and Asher Black kick around (in 7 minutes) Twitter CEO Elon Musk's offer to step down if employees prefer. Symptom of a brewing #bossrebellion Discussed: LINKS & REFERENCES https://madpipe.link/3313eahttps://bossrebellion.com/ TALENT https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevepruneau/https://www.linkedin.com/in/asherblack/https://freeagentsource.com/