Behind the smiles and formalities stood a region confronting a harder reality: #rivers are #shrinking, #soils are #tiring, #temperatures are #rising, and the old ways of #managing and #water are no longer #working. www.globalissues.org/news/2026/06...

Central Asia Bets on a New Wat...
Central Asia Bets on a New Water–Land Pact to Survive Environmental Degradation

SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan, June 10 (IPS) - As ministers, diplomats and development officials assembled in Samarkand Congress Centre for a ceremonial family photograph, the mood carried unusual symbolism. Behind the smiles and formalities stood a region confronting a harder reality: rivers are shrinking, soils are tiring, temperatures are rising, and the old ways of managing land and water are no longer working.

When was the last time you had an actual lunch break? My latest Human Managing post on LinkedIn.

#working #linkedin #managing

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/imagine-coming-home-exhausted-dean-brightman-mdytc

Imagine Coming Home NOT Exhausted

So let’s say you’ve accepted that dream AI job in Paris. Although you’ve worked in America your entire career, you’re eager for the change of scene and are sure you’ll adapt to your new culture very quickly.

Why do you get zero from homeless space #MissKitty? Cuz I am the deconstruction of the #homeless #industrial #complex. I am the end of that gravy train. That is why no organization working in homelessness contacts me. I #end #managing #homelessness. Society thanks the idea. It occurs me or not.
Building Your Relationship Question #7: Do you like the affection I give you? https://rons-home.net/en/living-life-lab/personal-growth/building-your-relationship/question-of-the-week/2026/05/13 #attentive #fondness #managing [Next Question May 20 2026]
Question #7 :: Question Of The Week :: Building Your Relationship :: Personal Growth :: Living Life Lab :: Ron's Home

Are you looking to improve a relationship in your life? Use our relationship building question of the week as a conversation starter. Build a deeper and meanigful relationship with someone you care about. May 13th 2026 edition.

My latest Human Managing post is up on LinkedIn. Yes, you can make it to the top. Just take a breath now and then on the way up.

#LinkedIn #managing #writing

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/can-worklife-balance-exist-996-culture-dean-brightman-trycc

Can Work/Life Balance Exist in 996 Culture?

Everyone knows the United States has a work problem. We work longer hours, take less vacation, and have higher rates of burnout than just about anyone else on the planet.

Perpetual Auditioning is KILLING Your Workforce

Three days left in the month. You take another look at the goal board.

A one-time investment that ends the #cost of #managing #homelessness in #perpetuity and homelessness itself is called a solution. No doubt about it. A #societal #scourge since ever. Done using the common mechanism of evil. That's called #sublimation. That's called transformation. Just call it #love.
Despite #AI’s ability to expedite individual tasks, #engineers are experiencing #burnout due to the increased cognitive load of #managing and #reviewing #AIgeneratedwork. The constant #contextswitching, need for #meticulousreview, and the #nondeterministicnature of AI outputs contribute to this #fatigue. https://siddhantkhare.com/writing/ai-fatigue-is-real?eicker.news #tech #media #news
AI fatigue is real and nobody talks about it · Siddhant Khare

You're using AI to be more productive. So why are you more exhausted than ever? The paradox every engineer needs to confront.

Siddhant Khare
Indigenous groups gather in Sudbury, Ont., for annual symposium on managing the land
People came from as far away as Australia to attend the fourth annual Indigenous Lands Symposium. This year's event took place at Science North, in Sudbury, Ont. Delegates discussed a wide range of topics from protecting northern Ontario's boreal forests to managing the region's moose population.
#Indigenous #Land #Symposium #Managing #Sudbury #Ontario
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7075655?cmp=rss

Trying to be more of a "thought leader" (yeesh, I HATE that term) on LinkedIn, so I'm writing some stuff. Here's my latest.

#managing #work #leadership

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/listening-weakness-dean-brightman-k838c

Listening is NOT a Weakness

We’ve all been there, haven’t we? Could be anything — stuck on a project, having an issue with a coworker, not feeling you’re making the best use of your talents. Whatever it is, something’s bothering you enough to bring it up with your manager.