# making work (blogs) — RSS Amplifier

Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover making work.

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## [What Will I Do Today?](https://joyouswork.substack.com/p/what-will-i-do-today)

_2026-07-21 · John Rizzo · Joyous Work_

The question that is benign, inevitable, and utterly fundamental to the success of the entire organisation

## [The organisation accepts failure but takes no chances](https://joyouswork.substack.com/p/the-organisation-accepts-failure)

_2026-01-14 · John Rizzo · Joyous Work_

The simplest possible practice to invite uncertainty into the everyday

## [Magic Words 🪄](https://joyouswork.substack.com/p/magic-words)

_2025-10-15 · John Rizzo · Joyous Work_

How small changes in language can have big impacts on outcomes

## [In the Age of AI, high-definition jobs have never been a worse practice 🤖](https://joyouswork.substack.com/p/in-the-age-of-ai-high-definition)

_2025-07-01 · John Rizzo · Joyous Work_

Joyous work and productivity will come from system of work configuration first, tech second

## [The organisation has a corrosive addiction to prediction](https://joyouswork.substack.com/p/the-organisation-has-a-corrosive)

_2025-04-10 · John Rizzo · Joyous Work_

A simple practice can start the detox

## [The organisation is like a QWERTY keyboard](https://joyouswork.substack.com/p/the-organisation-is-like-a-qwerty)

_2025-03-12 · John Rizzo · Joyous Work_

Watch now | How anyone can make a small change for massive impact

[Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/158885258/3b290c72a1d9f0b93b35618631e97f7f.mp3)

## [Why do people not help me at work? Aren’t we in this together? 🤝](https://joyouswork.substack.com/p/why-do-people-not-help-me-at-work)

_2025-02-18 · John Rizzo · Joyous Work_

Watch now | Shared identity is often a curse, but you can make it a blessing

[Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/157353309/29df6ac163e8c534a5854d7f8647d9bb.mp3)

## [Making work (and life) less stressful by making better decisions - Brighton Ruby 2024 transcript](https://www.knotnicky.com/brighton-ruby-2024-2/)

_2025-01-28 · nicky thompson · knotnicky_

I was very happy to give this talk at Brighton Ruby in 2024. The video is linked in the post, and the transcript is in the post.

## [Wisdom is not exclusive to a few, but it is easier to pretend it is](https://joyouswork.substack.com/p/wisdom-is-not-exclusive-to-a-few)

_2025-01-28 · John Rizzo · Joyous Work_

Watch now | An argument for distributing management craft

[Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/155903891/5fdb3bcf4d00ff6bf067beb5ee5ead47.mp3)

## [It’s time to decouple status & pay from hierarchy](https://joyouswork.substack.com/p/its-time-to-decouple-status-and-pay)

_2024-12-09 · John Rizzo · Joyous Work_

Watch now | An insight for all organisations from one of the most craft-focused groups in the world: the trades.

[Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/152649037/17339e4188a6eaace05f691718087ebe.mp3)

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## [Stop the meeting madness! Attack the root causes](https://joyouswork.substack.com/p/stop-the-meeting-madness-attack-the)

_2024-11-21 · John Rizzo · Joyous Work_

Watch now | How freeing managers to serve as guides can delete a giant slab of work-about-work

[Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/151958776/6cb400e360360538d6ce0d73388b3bd5.mp3)