Dan Korus — The Updraft https://dankorus.com Academic punk writer on fixing the system from within. Management, leadership, EQ, and empathy — with receipts. en-US Wed, 17 Jun 2026 02:26:18 GMT <![CDATA[Fuck, Marry, Kill - Startup Success, Organizational Design, Emotional Intelligence]]> https://dankorus.com/blog/ss-fuck-marry-kill-startup-success-organizational https://dankorus.com/blog/ss-fuck-marry-kill-startup-success-organizational Tue, 16 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT The Updraft <![CDATA[Active Listening Skills for Managers: What a Controlled Study Actually Found]]> https://dankorus.com/blog/ke-active-listening-skills-for-managers https://dankorus.com/blog/ke-active-listening-skills-for-managers Sun, 14 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT Kestryl Edge <![CDATA[Emotion Regulation for Leaders: A Clinical Tool for High-Stakes Decisions]]> https://dankorus.com/blog/ke-emotion-regulation-tool-for-leaders https://dankorus.com/blog/ke-emotion-regulation-tool-for-leaders Sun, 14 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT Kestryl Edge <![CDATA[Emotional Intelligence Training for Managers: Five Domains, What the Research Shows, and How to Build Them]]> https://dankorus.com/blog/ke-emotional-intelligence-training-for-managers https://dankorus.com/blog/ke-emotional-intelligence-training-for-managers Sun, 14 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT Kestryl Edge <![CDATA[Employee Burnout Prevention: What the Research Actually Says]]> https://dankorus.com/blog/ke-employee-burnout-prevention-operations-managers https://dankorus.com/blog/ke-employee-burnout-prevention-operations-managers Sun, 14 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT Kestryl Edge <![CDATA[Employee Disconnection at Work: What the Research Shows and What Leaders Are Responsible For]]> https://dankorus.com/blog/ke-employee-disconnection-workplace-performance https://dankorus.com/blog/ke-employee-disconnection-workplace-performance Sun, 14 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT Kestryl Edge <![CDATA[Five Performance Management Practices That Make Reviews Worth Something]]> https://dankorus.com/blog/ke-employee-performance-management-best-practices https://dankorus.com/blog/ke-employee-performance-management-best-practices Sun, 14 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT Kestryl Edge <![CDATA[How Managers Affect Employee Health and What Emotionally Intelligent Leaders Do Differently]]> https://dankorus.com/blog/ke-how-managers-affect-employee-health https://dankorus.com/blog/ke-how-managers-affect-employee-health Sun, 14 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT Kestryl Edge <![CDATA[Three Management Communication Tactics That Build Team Transparency]]> https://dankorus.com/blog/ke-management-communication-transparency https://dankorus.com/blog/ke-management-communication-transparency Sun, 14 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT Kestryl Edge <![CDATA[How Micromanagement Erodes Team Performance and What Leaders Can Do About It]]> https://dankorus.com/blog/ke-micromanagement-effects-on-team-performance https://dankorus.com/blog/ke-micromanagement-effects-on-team-performance Sun, 14 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT Kestryl Edge <![CDATA[Burnout Is an Organizational Problem. Here Is What the Research Shows.]]> https://dankorus.com/blog/ke-organizational-causes-of-employee-burnout https://dankorus.com/blog/ke-organizational-causes-of-employee-burnout Sun, 14 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT Kestryl Edge <![CDATA[Signs of a Low-Trust Work Environment and the Organizational Cost of Ignoring Them]]> https://dankorus.com/blog/ke-signs-of-low-trust-work-environment https://dankorus.com/blog/ke-signs-of-low-trust-work-environment Sun, 14 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT Kestryl Edge <![CDATA[Duck Shit Be Damned]]> https://dankorus.com/blog/ss-duck-shit-be-damned https://dankorus.com/blog/ss-duck-shit-be-damned Sun, 07 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT The Updraft <![CDATA[No Agendy? No Attendy!]]> https://dankorus.com/blog/ss-no-agendy-no-attendy https://dankorus.com/blog/ss-no-agendy-no-attendy Wed, 03 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT The Updraft <![CDATA[0 to 100 Real Quick]]> https://dankorus.com/blog/ss-0-to-100-real-quick https://dankorus.com/blog/ss-0-to-100-real-quick Mon, 01 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT The Updraft <![CDATA[Why EQ Is the Last Skill AI Can't Touch - Danielle and Dan]]> https://dankorus.com/blog/ss-why-eq-is-the-last-skill-ai-cant https://dankorus.com/blog/ss-why-eq-is-the-last-skill-ai-cant Mon, 01 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT The Updraft <![CDATA[Your Team Isn’t Taking Ownership Because You Trained Them Not To]]> https://dankorus.com/blog/ss-your-team-isnt-taking-ownership-because https://dankorus.com/blog/ss-your-team-isnt-taking-ownership-because Wed, 27 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT The Updraft <![CDATA[The Ultimate Leadership Lore Drop 📜 | Maxing Out Your Aura at Work]]> https://dankorus.com/blog/ss-the-ultimate-leadership-lore-drop https://dankorus.com/blog/ss-the-ultimate-leadership-lore-drop Mon, 25 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT The Updraft <![CDATA[Leadership Studies in 10 Minutes]]> https://dankorus.com/blog/ss-leadership-studies-in-10-minutes https://dankorus.com/blog/ss-leadership-studies-in-10-minutes Sat, 23 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT The Updraft <![CDATA[The Leadership Field has a Bullshit Problem]]> https://dankorus.com/blog/ss-the-leadership-field-has-a-bullshit https://dankorus.com/blog/ss-the-leadership-field-has-a-bullshit Wed, 20 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT The Updraft <![CDATA[Listening is Hot - A Literature Review]]> https://dankorus.com/blog/ss-listening-is-hot-a-literature-review https://dankorus.com/blog/ss-listening-is-hot-a-literature-review Thu, 14 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT The Updraft <![CDATA[Bosses affect your 🫵🏻 health more than doctors 🩺🥼]]> https://dankorus.com/blog/ss-bosses-affect-your-health-more-than https://dankorus.com/blog/ss-bosses-affect-your-health-more-than Fri, 08 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT The Updraft <![CDATA[Burnout is Systematic. Don’t ask “Who?” ask “How?”]]> https://dankorus.com/blog/ss-burnout-is-systematic-dont-ask-who https://dankorus.com/blog/ss-burnout-is-systematic-dont-ask-who Thu, 30 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT The Updraft <![CDATA[Leadership in 'Blood Over Bright Haven' by M. L. Wang]]> https://dankorus.com/blog/ss-leadership-in-blood-over-bright-haven https://dankorus.com/blog/ss-leadership-in-blood-over-bright-haven Sat, 25 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT The Updraft <![CDATA[When Shi# Hits the Fan. Pt.IV The Hard Situations in Management.]]> https://dankorus.com/blog/ss-when-shi-hits-the-fan-ptiv-the-hard https://dankorus.com/blog/ss-when-shi-hits-the-fan-ptiv-the-hard Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT The Updraft <![CDATA[$37B Wasted Annually in Meetings - How To Lead a Good Meeting And The Forbidden Corporate Jutsu You Need To Affect The Outcome]]> https://dankorus.com/blog/ss-37b-wasted-in-meetings-annually-how https://dankorus.com/blog/ss-37b-wasted-in-meetings-annually-how Thu, 09 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT The Updraft <![CDATA[What in the Fu&^ing Sh#$ is Leadership? Pt.III - The Big Five Leadership Styles In 2026]]> https://dankorus.com/blog/ss-what-in-the-fu-and-ing-sh-is-leadership https://dankorus.com/blog/ss-what-in-the-fu-and-ing-sh-is-leadership Fri, 03 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT The Updraft <![CDATA[What The Shi$ Is Leadership? Pt. II]]> https://dankorus.com/blog/ss-what-the-shi-is-leadership-pt-ii https://dankorus.com/blog/ss-what-the-shi-is-leadership-pt-ii Sat, 28 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT The Updraft <![CDATA[What The Fu$% Is Leadership? Pt.1]]> https://dankorus.com/blog/ss-what-the-fu-leadership-pt1 https://dankorus.com/blog/ss-what-the-fu-leadership-pt1 Fri, 20 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT The Updraft <![CDATA[Burnout: The History, The Mechanisms, and The Way Out]]> https://dankorus.com/blog/ss-burnout-the-history-the-mechanisms https://dankorus.com/blog/ss-burnout-the-history-the-mechanisms Fri, 13 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT The Updraft <![CDATA[Emotional Intelligence Tool - Check the Facts]]> https://dankorus.com/blog/ss-emotional-intelligence-tool-check https://dankorus.com/blog/ss-emotional-intelligence-tool-check Fri, 13 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT The Updraft