The Huddle

Brett kicks things off with a (minor!) fender bender and a Lady Gaga-fueled beef with Greg about new music. Then we get into the real talk: Everyone’s in a rough spot—burned out, overworked, and just trying to keep up.

The Review

Forced efficiency: the myth of cutting your way to greatness

Brett breaks down what happens when leaders slash people, processes, and budgets—without a real plan—and still expect things to keep running magically. Inspired by Musk-level mayhem and personal experience, this conversation explores how panic is often disguised as "efficiency."

Here’s the truth: You can’t cut your way to greatness. Real efficiency isn’t about trimming fat—it’s about building muscle memory.

Spoiler: It’s not pizza or “thoughts and prayers.” It’s presence, purpose, and follow-through.

Also on Same Page this week:

The Ask

Join us for our first-ever live event: The Huddle

🗓 Wednesday, April 9, 2025

🕧 12:30–1:00pm ET

🎯 30 minutes of insights, conversation, resource sharing, a few laughs, and a high five to close.

The Hit List

What we’re reading, writing, watching, and listening to this week:

Reading

Listening

Romance by Fontaines D.C.
Forever is a feeling by Lucy Dacus

Writing

Eject disk. A manifesto for everyone stuck in the system that keeps crashing you.

Watching

Severance

The High Five

To those who are going through it, we see you going to work and dealing with chaos.

Episode 41 - Forced efficiency is not a strategy