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The “Internal Equity” Argument Is Costing You Your Best Candidates
Top Song dynasty paintings now hang in a Kansas City museum, not in China. Most people call it an unfair theft. They're wrong — and the same mistaken…
Jun 9
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Hector Sun
When China’s AI Platforms Go Quiet for the College Entrance Exam: A Textbook Case of Security Theater
Every June, ten million students sit China's highest-stakes exam, in rooms already sealed and signal-jammed. So when AI platforms switch off their…
Jun 7
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Hector Sun
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It Takes Everyone to Succeed, and Only One to Fail
What a defense forum in Singapore reveals about every powerless coordinator — from a hub between great powers to the PMO inside your company.
Jun 2
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Hector Sun
May 2026
From Marathons to HYROX: What Are Executives Performing?
From marathons to HYROX, executives keep performing physical excellence as proof of leadership. The real evidence of leadership can't be posted.
May 31
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Hector Sun
Oscar’s New AI Rules: A Job-Protection Battle That Was Always Going to Fail
On May 1, 2026, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences published its rule updates for the 99th Academy Awards.
May 19
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Hector Sun
What The Devil Wears Prada Tells Us: To Counter Middle-Management Failure, the CEO Must Build in a “Structural Backdoor”
Middle-management failure can't be fixed by replacing people. But it can't be fixed by structure alone either.
May 15
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Hector Sun
Military AI Is Unstoppable. World War III Is Just a Matter of Time.
The May 1 Pentagon contracts didn't just deploy AI. They moved decision authority from humans to algorithms.
May 7
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Hector Sun
What The Devil Wears Prada Tells Us: Commitment Is the Rarest Form of Leadership
Three observable behaviors. One internal core. Why most managers can't replicate Miranda Priestly.
May 6
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Hector Sun
Happy LAIbor Day!
In 1886, workers compressed hours to create a labor shortage and reclaim leverage. In 2026, AI fills your vacancy before you stand up. The fight has…
May 1
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Hector Sun
April 2026
AI Translated a Curse Into a Blessing. And You Want It to Run Your Company?
A social media translate button turned a curse into a blessing. No one noticed. The same structure is already running inside your enterprise…
Apr 26
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Hector Sun
Skip-Level Reporting: Management Taboo, Organizational Necessity
The Pentagon just fired the Navy Secretary partly for going over his boss's head. But in every large organization, matrix dotted lines, PMOs, and talent…
Apr 24
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Hector Sun
Unmanned Instant Noodle Shops: One Has the Nerve to Open It, the Other Has the Nerve to Eat There
A new breed of 24-hour, low-staff, self-service instant noodle shops has been popping up across Shanghai.
Apr 22
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Hector Sun
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