https://www.blumaverick.io/readsideways daily 0.75 2026-10-07 https://www.blumaverick.io/readsideways/too-valuable-to-promote monthly 0.5 2026-10-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68f1c5eeb05739123e3f15b1/196701aa-73e5-4d1d-ad7a-a361fac4c76d/sideways_too-cheap-to-replace_1600x600.png SIDEWAYS - You're Not Too Valuable to Promote. You're Too Cheap to Replace. - Make it stand out FIG. 01 — THE ROLE GREW. THE PRICE DIDN'T. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68f1c5eeb05739123e3f15b1/41656fd7-abef-4586-b0b9-b5740fe12a55/Blumaverick_Wk11_The_Tell_Diagnostic.png SIDEWAYS - You're Not Too Valuable to Promote. You're Too Cheap to Replace. - Make it stand out ‍ ‍ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68f1c5eeb05739123e3f15b1/ca104577-6618-4743-87e1-8bf382b29d73/Patricia+Collins%2C+founder+of+Blumaverick+and+former+IBM+VP%2C SIDEWAYS - You're Not Too Valuable to Promote. You're Too Cheap to Replace. - Make it stand out Patricia Collins, Founder of Blumaverick and former IBM VP • Tech CMO https://www.blumaverick.io/readsideways/responsibility-without-authority-someone-else-decides monthly 0.5 2026-10-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68f1c5eeb05739123e3f15b1/14022c98-86f8-435c-ac7c-359000fc8150/cube+banner%2C+1600+%C3%97+600%2C+navy+field%2C+no+text SIDEWAYS - They Gave You the Responsibility. They Kept the Authority. - Make it stand out FIG. 01 — ONE RESPONSIBILITY, ONE OWNER. THE AUTHORITY SPLIT FIVE WAYS. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68f1c5eeb05739123e3f15b1/91fb7e5b-4ab9-4624-b452-7a360461ac7d/author-block-blog-No+CTA.+1600x510.png SIDEWAYS - They Gave You the Responsibility. They Kept the Authority. - Make it stand out Patricia Collins • Founder, Blumaverick • Former IBM VP • Author https://www.blumaverick.io/readsideways/executive-burnout-is-structural-responsibility-without-authority monthly 0.5 2026-09-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68f1c5eeb05739123e3f15b1/46026d97-7a99-43f3-b57d-eef5a3228eab/sideways_harvard-filed-it-one-floor-below-you_1200x630.png SIDEWAYS - Harvard Filed It One Floor Below You. - Make it stand out Fig. 01 — The layer was removed. What sat on it did not move. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68f1c5eeb05739123e3f15b1/47db8462-cd7d-49b9-9151-69c301c802d6/author-block-blog-No+CTA.+1600x510.png SIDEWAYS - Harvard Filed It One Floor Below You. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.blumaverick.io/readsideways/ai-decision-rights-who-decides monthly 0.5 2026-09-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68f1c5eeb05739123e3f15b1/b6127cc0-2a67-47ca-a45d-68617cb83552/sideways_018-ai-decision-rights_1080x1080.png SIDEWAYS - AI Decision Rights: Why Organizational Design Determines Executive Authority - Make it stand out Fig. 01 — A block of assigned rights with one cube missing: the authority to intervene. Every other right was allocated. That one was never given to anyone. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68f1c5eeb05739123e3f15b1/9a7588b7-af05-45e2-a3d2-09f2c1d0a14e/author-block-blog-No+CTA.+1600x510.png SIDEWAYS - AI Decision Rights: Why Organizational Design Determines Executive Authority - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.blumaverick.io/readsideways/cross-functional-responsibility-without-authority monthly 0.5 2026-09-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68f1c5eeb05739123e3f15b1/cad77ebd-eaf2-4205-9809-08a6272a4af6/sideways_where-the-work-crossed_1200x630.png SIDEWAYS - Nobody Reorganized Anything. The Work Moved Anyway. - Make it stand out Fig. 01 — Where the Work Crossed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68f1c5eeb05739123e3f15b1/2e9653d0-4159-4ff1-ab86-9a74b3de0fd6/Patricia+Collins.Founder.+Blumaverick.+Exec+Bio.png SIDEWAYS - Nobody Reorganized Anything. The Work Moved Anyway. - Make it stand out Patricia Collins, Founder Blumaverick https://www.blumaverick.io/readsideways/responsibility-without-authority-role-never-opened monthly 0.5 2026-09-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68f1c5eeb05739123e3f15b1/0d27edec-df3d-4405-819b-1f4086397de5/BANNER+%E2%80%94+Fig.+01+sideways_role-never-opened_1200x630.png SIDEWAYS - You Answer For It. You Can't Decide It. Nobody's paying for the gap. - Make it stand out Fig. 01 — The block holds. The missing cube was never assigned to anyone. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68f1c5eeb05739123e3f15b1/e7107cd0-ffa6-4ace-abbd-01d59797b103/About+the+Author%3A+Patricia+Collins SIDEWAYS - You Answer For It. You Can't Decide It. Nobody's paying for the gap. - Make it stand out Fig. 2- About the Author: Patricia Collins https://www.blumaverick.io/readsideways/responsibility-without-authority-marketing-mandate monthly 0.5 2026-09-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68f1c5eeb05739123e3f15b1/ee22cd19-262f-4f1a-9427-b31b807af751/sideways_orgchartlostalayer_1200x630.png SIDEWAYS - The Org Chart Lost a Layer. Your Name Stayed on the Number - Make it stand out The Org Chart Lost a Layer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68f1c5eeb05739123e3f15b1/340deec6-36d6-4d60-8ad0-4d3c97067a79/author-block-blog-No+CTA.+1600x510.png SIDEWAYS - The Org Chart Lost a Layer. Your Name Stayed on the Number - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.blumaverick.io/readsideways/cmo-ai-accountability-without-authority monthly 0.5 2026-09-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68f1c5eeb05739123e3f15b1/2c8a71bb-4b67-4dcb-8539-5cf31855f985/BLOG+BANNER+voxel_responsibility.png SIDEWAYS - Three Layers of Accountability. One Layer of Authority. - Make it stand out Responsibility Grows Faster Than Authority https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68f1c5eeb05739123e3f15b1/8956ca67-2b45-4954-ba68-1005bff468a5/author-block-blog-No+CTA.+1600x510.png SIDEWAYS - Three Layers of Accountability. One Layer of Authority. - Make it stand out ABOUT THE AUTHOR: PATRICIA COLLINS https://www.blumaverick.io/readsideways/the-ai-decision-rights-map-every-vp-needs monthly 0.5 2026-08-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68f1c5eeb05739123e3f15b1/d26740fb-5bed-4d18-a4cd-78d05395b645/author-block-blog-No+CTA.+1600x510.png SIDEWAYS - The AI Decision-Rights Map Every VP Needs Before the Next Steering Meeting - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.blumaverick.io/readsideways/not-promoted-despite-results monthly 0.5 2026-09-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68f1c5eeb05739123e3f15b1/f86b63f6-b5ce-4158-80a6-c5d2fc82f5d1/author-block-blog-No+CTA.+1600x510.png SIDEWAYS - Why Am I Not Getting Promoted Despite Strong Results? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.blumaverick.io/readsideways/first-90-days-vp-revops monthly 0.5 2026-09-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68f1c5eeb05739123e3f15b1/327e4056-4d05-4442-abf7-6279e146ac66/author-block-blog-No+CTA.+1600x510.png SIDEWAYS - The First 90 Days as a VP of RevOps: Why Capable Operators Still Struggle Out of the Gate - Make it stand out About the Author: Patricia Collins https://www.blumaverick.io/readsideways/influence-without-authority monthly 0.5 2026-09-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68f1c5eeb05739123e3f15b1/fd8156b8-fdda-43f1-bb9e-db2efbee0967/author-block-blog-No+CTA.+1600x510.png SIDEWAYS - Influence Without Authority: Why the Skill Everyone's Selling Won't Close the Gap - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.blumaverick.io/readsideways/title-inflation-is-really-responsibility-without-authority monthly 0.5 2026-09-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68f1c5eeb05739123e3f15b1/cf0f08b2-16b3-44fa-979a-983bf88987ad/sideways_title-inflation_clean_1600x600.png SIDEWAYS - Why Responsibility Expands Faster Than Authority — and What "Title Inflation" Really Means - Make it stand out Title Inflation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68f1c5eeb05739123e3f15b1/3e3cc441-1bbe-4f51-8b01-c1de5c94b564/author-block-blog-No+CTA.+1600x510.png SIDEWAYS - Why Responsibility Expands Faster Than Authority — and What "Title Inflation" Really Means - Make it stand out About the Author: Patricia Collins https://www.blumaverick.io/readsideways/ai-strategy-i-didnt-govern monthly 0.5 2026-09-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68f1c5eeb05739123e3f15b1/bfa0ffab-b7a3-4a4d-b79b-62176e324ef4/author-block-blog-No+CTA.+1600x510.png SIDEWAYS - I Narrated an AI Strategy I Didn’t Govern - Make it stand out About the Author: Patricia Collins https://www.blumaverick.io/readsideways/what-is-executive-authority monthly 0.5 2026-09-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68f1c5eeb05739123e3f15b1/511205fd-2779-418d-8886-8ff7f147b956/author-block-blog-No+CTA.+1600x510.png SIDEWAYS - What Is Executive Authority? - Make it stand out About the Author: Patricia Collins https://www.blumaverick.io/readsideways/ai-authority-gap-accountable-when-ai-is-wrong monthly 0.5 2026-09-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68f1c5eeb05739123e3f15b1/b0cd357c-1c3c-4f9d-bf39-5a3329f819fc/author_block_final+%281%29+Corrected+Description+and+headshot+June.png SIDEWAYS - Sixty Percent of Americans Use AI. Thirty Percent More Just Reached for the Override. - Make it stand out Patricia Collins • Founder, Blumaverick • Author https://www.blumaverick.io/readsideways/why-executives-become-shock-absorbers monthly 0.5 2026-09-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68f1c5eeb05739123e3f15b1/89b00f04-ed26-4f51-bb97-f4d87fd1598e/author_block_final+%281%29+Corrected+Description+and+headshot+June.png SIDEWAYS - Why High-Performing Executives Become Organizational Shock Absorbers - Make it stand out Patricia Collins • Blumaverick, Founder • Author https://www.blumaverick.io/readsideways/your-career-didnt-stall monthly 0.5 2026-09-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68f1c5eeb05739123e3f15b1/5faa4dfb-4073-4d48-8f85-852a88cc459f/author_block_final+%281%29+Corrected+Description+and+headshot+June.png SIDEWAYS - Your Career Didn't Stall. Your Authority Did. - Make it stand out Patricia Collins • Founder, Blumaverick • Author https://www.blumaverick.io/readsideways/you-own-the-stack monthly 0.5 2026-09-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68f1c5eeb05739123e3f15b1/742ec882-c12c-4d6c-bc2a-75a28b125ce4/author_block_final+%281%29+Corrected+Description+and+headshot+June.png SIDEWAYS - You Own the Stack. You Were Never Given the Decision Rights. - Make it stand out Patricia Collins • Founder, Blumaverick • Author https://www.blumaverick.io/readsideways/the-great-flattening monthly 0.5 2026-09-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68f1c5eeb05739123e3f15b1/740874d1-0ee7-43af-adbe-ae36a297cedd/author-block-blog-No+CTA.+1600x510.png SIDEWAYS - They Deleted the Layer. They Didn't Delete the Work. - Make it stand out About the Author: Patricia Collins https://www.blumaverick.io/readsideways/accountable-for-ai-without-authority monthly 0.5 2026-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68f1c5eeb05739123e3f15b1/5e0a7e2a-11ad-438b-9079-c9ae5b2c45f0/sideways_accountableforai_1080x1080.png SIDEWAYS - Accountable for AI Without Authority - Make it stand out Fig. 01 — One name holds it. The decisions that produce it sit elsewhere. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68f1c5eeb05739123e3f15b1/e948fa1a-a4a1-4dd1-8eb5-b2b7ecf019b9/author-block-blog-No+CTA.+1600x510.png SIDEWAYS - Accountable for AI Without Authority - Make it stand out Patricia Collins, Founder of Blumaverick https://www.blumaverick.io/readsideways/decision-making-authority monthly 0.5 2026-08-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68f1c5eeb05739123e3f15b1/fef1d894-e377-4f57-99c6-3737dc989607/Blumaverick_AN3_AuthorBlock.png SIDEWAYS - Decision-Making Authority in Executive Teams - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.blumaverick.io/readsideways/sidetracked-mid-career-stall-is-structural monthly 0.5 2026-09-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68f1c5eeb05739123e3f15b1/b37fa763-e687-4600-940c-a9f9d0e918d6/author_block_final+%281%29+Corrected+Description+and+headshot+June.png SIDEWAYS - The Mid-Career Stall Isn't You. It's Structural. - Make it stand out Patricia Collins • Founder, Blumaverick • Author https://www.blumaverick.io/readsideways/the-architects-dilemma monthly 0.5 2026-09-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68f1c5eeb05739123e3f15b1/625746dd-3730-4b67-a9f9-38b7a5b3d565/author-block-blog-No+CTA.+1600x510.png SIDEWAYS - The Architect’s Dilemma - Make it stand out About the Author: Patricia Collins https://www.blumaverick.io/readsideways/youre-doing-the-work-of-two-roles-ai-didnt-cause monthly 0.5 2026-09-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68f1c5eeb05739123e3f15b1/542a8b36-6e45-4461-81ca-74864cf4f2b0/author-block-blog-No+CTA.+1600x510.png SIDEWAYS - You’re Doing the Work of Two Roles Now. AI Didn’t Cause That. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.blumaverick.io/readsideways/marketing-runs-on-ai monthly 0.5 2026-09-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68f1c5eeb05739123e3f15b1/600a5b96-8666-42b6-add4-b3ee91917f7c/author-block-blog-No+CTA.+1600x510.png SIDEWAYS - Marketing Runs on AI Now. The CMO Still Can't Govern It. - Make it stand out About the Author: Patricia Collins https://www.blumaverick.io/readsideways/what-operating-above-your-title-costs monthly 0.5 2026-09-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68f1c5eeb05739123e3f15b1/87a75939-60bf-4fe7-8401-2cb36c7ec5c6/author-block-blog-No+CTA.+1600x510.png SIDEWAYS - What Operating Above Your Title Actually Costs — and Who Pays for It - Make it stand out Patricia Collins • Author & Founder, Blumaverick https://www.blumaverick.io/readsideways/revops-owns-the-ai-stack monthly 0.5 2026-09-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68f1c5eeb05739123e3f15b1/c4623161-45d7-48e1-a29f-bd70c4e00954/01_strip_scope.png SIDEWAYS - RevOps Owns the AI Stack. The Title Hasn't Updated. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68f1c5eeb05739123e3f15b1/2ad8a677-0223-450a-a335-ff884f914632/02_strip_reframe.png SIDEWAYS - RevOps Owns the AI Stack. The Title Hasn't Updated. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68f1c5eeb05739123e3f15b1/5fed72de-3658-4fb3-85c9-793abf30b76c/03_strip_trajectory.png SIDEWAYS - RevOps Owns the AI Stack. The Title Hasn't Updated. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68f1c5eeb05739123e3f15b1/19b6c0c6-9d87-4dfa-9b89-4c8f8dfa341d/04_strip_cta.png SIDEWAYS - RevOps Owns the AI Stack. The Title Hasn't Updated. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68f1c5eeb05739123e3f15b1/5ea890b3-1d13-481c-bb59-2186c3f85324/author-block-blog-No+CTA.+1600x510.png SIDEWAYS - RevOps Owns the AI Stack. The Title Hasn't Updated. - Make it stand out About the Author: Patricia Collins https://www.blumaverick.io/readsideways/why-executives-get-sidetracked monthly 0.5 2026-09-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68f1c5eeb05739123e3f15b1/e3a46966-b8d0-4eb5-8d58-891fd243e54b/sideways_sidetracked_ghosts_1600x600.png SIDEWAYS - The Quiet Derailment: How High-Performing Directors, VPs and C-Suite Get Sidetracked - Make it stand out How High Performing How High-Performing Executives Get Sidetracked https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68f1c5eeb05739123e3f15b1/f7661ee4-64f0-4329-98b4-3fb5b71c1da2/author-block-blog-No+CTA.+1600x510.png SIDEWAYS - The Quiet Derailment: How High-Performing Directors, VPs and C-Suite Get Sidetracked - Make it stand out About the Author: Patricia Collins https://www.blumaverick.io/readsideways/about monthly 0.5 2026-09-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68f1c5eeb05739123e3f15b1/665ff37e-4d8a-4536-9290-522d9830f142/author-block-blog-No+CTA.+1600x510.png SIDEWAYS - About Blumaverick: The Structural Executive Advisory for VPs, Directors and C-Suite Whose Responsibility Has Outgrown Their Title - Make it stand out About the Author: Patricia Collins https://www.blumaverick.io/readsideways/responsibility-outgrows-your-title monthly 0.5 2026-09-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68f1c5eeb05739123e3f15b1/b66e42fa-014c-4190-88f5-ed6081c0ece3/author-block-blog-No+CTA.+1600x510.png SIDEWAYS - The Executive Authority Gap: A Name for What Happens When Your Responsibility Outgrows Your Title - Make it stand out About the Author: Patricia Collins https://www.blumaverick.io/readsideways/executive-advisor-vs-executive-coach monthly 0.5 2026-10-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68f1c5eeb05739123e3f15b1/9f72534e-d68a-44a3-88e6-85fb71a98552/sideways_cube_advisorvscoach_1600x600.png SIDEWAYS - Executive Advisor vs. Executive Coach: The Difference When Your Responsibility Outgrows Your Authority - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68f1c5eeb05739123e3f15b1/b1f2d085-cedf-441b-b973-38b125f9011f/blumaverick-coach-vs-advisor-cream.png SIDEWAYS - Executive Advisor vs. Executive Coach: The Difference When Your Responsibility Outgrows Your Authority - Make it stand out Executive Coach or Executive Advisor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68f1c5eeb05739123e3f15b1/97b6f944-a319-426e-a11d-d405b7f6d7d4/patricia-collins-blumaverick.png SIDEWAYS - Executive Advisor vs. Executive Coach: The Difference When Your Responsibility Outgrows Your Authority - Make it stand out About the Author: Patricia Collins https://www.blumaverick.io/readsideways/how-executives-prepare-for-technological-change monthly 0.5 2026-07-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68f1c5eeb05739123e3f15b1/9d01c5a6-794a-4147-8349-13832dc023ef/author_block_final+%281%29+Corrected+Description+and+headshot+June.png SIDEWAYS - How Executives Prepare to Lead Through Rapid Technological Change - Make it stand out Patricia Collins • Author • Founder, Blumaverick https://www.blumaverick.io/readsideways/scope-exceeds-authority-structural-problem monthly 0.5 2026-09-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68f1c5eeb05739123e3f15b1/f8de1af7-4424-42fb-b8db-6ddc8e174776/SEA_strip_01.png SIDEWAYS - When Your Scope Exceeds Your Authority: A Structural Problem, Not a You Problem - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68f1c5eeb05739123e3f15b1/7fc39911-61df-4b51-9c94-2d34dfad1da7/SEA_strip_02+%281%29.png SIDEWAYS - When Your Scope Exceeds Your Authority: A Structural Problem, Not a You Problem - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68f1c5eeb05739123e3f15b1/f3648c1e-55f7-419e-9fc6-38c9e9b8ef7e/SEA_strip_03+%284%29.png SIDEWAYS - When Your Scope Exceeds Your Authority: A Structural Problem, Not a You Problem - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68f1c5eeb05739123e3f15b1/3cb45985-5862-421b-9153-2317192a9242/author_block_final+%281%29+Corrected+Description+and+headshot+June.png SIDEWAYS - When Your Scope Exceeds Your Authority: A Structural Problem, Not a You Problem - Make it stand out Patricia Collins, Founder & Author, Blumaverick https://www.blumaverick.io/readsideways/structural-authority-what-actually-gives-an-executive-power monthly 0.5 2026-08-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68f1c5eeb05739123e3f15b1/4374361e-2fa0-47e9-9b7b-7f8fb73d85dd/SA_strip_01+%281%29.png SIDEWAYS - Structural Authority: What Actually Gives an Executive Power - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68f1c5eeb05739123e3f15b1/4d897e46-d3a8-42d8-a215-5633d1b480ff/SA_strip_02+%282%29.png SIDEWAYS - Structural Authority: What Actually Gives an Executive Power - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68f1c5eeb05739123e3f15b1/0ee5e1a4-fe5c-4f28-bfa3-c174b8d0a663/SA_strip_03+%281%29.png SIDEWAYS - 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