Career Communiqué

My substack publication on labor history and workforce strategy. Each essay reads the systems we work inside, so you can build a career with intention, informed by the past and designed for what’s ahead.

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Career Communiqué uses labor history as a diagnostic lens. The essays trace how authority moves through organizations, why some careers compound while others stall, and what the patterns of the past reveal about the workplace taking shape now. Expect historical openings that put you inside the moment, structural analysis that names what’s operating beneath the surface, and a closing thought to carry into your own work.

Historic group portrait of women outside a Black beauty salon, with a sign reading “Esther’s Beauteteria McC... Beauty Salon” and a caption about historical throughlines and survival strategies.

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  • Workforce Dirty Secrets: the hidden mechanics of hiring, pay, and promotion

  • Field Notes: applied analysis of AI, workforce design, and the forces reshaping work

Watching How Leadership Patterns Flow Through Game of Thrones
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