Stuck in the Middle: #11 Negative Solidarity
I was recently working with a client who raised a concern over competition between them and a peer in their workplace. As the job market
Stuck in the Middle #10 Ideology by Žižek
Last week, we examined Althusser’s concept of Ideology; in this week’s newsletter, we discuss how Slavoj Žižek builds on Althusser’s concepts of ideology in some
Stuck in the Middle #9 Ideology by Althusser
One of the foremost thinkers of ideology is the French Philosopher Louis Althusser. He expounded on his ideas of ideology in his essay “Ideology and
Stuck In The Middle #8 Layoffs and Disavowal
We will return to exploring more aspects of ideology in future newsletters, but this week, I want to focus on the idea of disavowal. Whether
Stuck In The Middle #7 Ideology through Bourdieu
In the last newsletter, we discussed culture and how often, when leaders talk about creating culture, they are really advancing an ideology. Here, we pivot
Stuck in the Middle #6 On Culture
Culture is a constant topic of discussion on LinkedIn and in organizations in general. We will critically examine a recent book on Culture (The Culture