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  • The Translation Problem: What Nobody Tells You About Communicating Strategy to Distributed Teams

    The Translation Problem: What Nobody Tells You About Communicating Strategy to Distributed Teams

    May 5, 2026

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    mike-richardson
    / Leadership, Support, Teams, Thoughts

    There’s a particular kind of confidence that lives in a leadership offsite. The air is different in those rooms. Cleaner, somehow. You’re away from the operational noise: the tickets, the escalations, the time zones that never quite align. You’re surrounded by people who understand the bigger picture, speak the same strategic language, and can see…

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  • The Satisfaction Trap: When High CSAT Means You’re Failing

    The Satisfaction Trap: When High CSAT Means You’re Failing

    January 23, 2026

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    mike-richardson
    / Advocacy, Leadership, Support, Teams

    When High CSAT Means You’re Failing There’s a dashboard somewhere right now showing a perfect row of green numbers. CSAT scores trending upward. Targets exceeded. Leadership pleased. Someone’s probably getting a bonus based on those numbers. And the customers? They’re quietly leaving. I’ve seen this pattern enough times now that it’s stopped surprising me. A…

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  • The Metrics That Made You Disappear

    The Metrics That Made You Disappear

    October 21, 2025

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    mike-richardson
    / Leadership, Support, Teams, Thoughts

    There’s a peculiar kind of loss that comes with leadership in technical fields, and it’s one nobody warns you about. It’s not dramatic. There’s no goodbye party or farewell email. Instead, it’s gradual—like watching your reflection fade from a photograph.

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