One Hundred

They said it couldn't be done.

Many said it shouldn't be done.

Most said it wouldn't last.

We've heard a lot of things, but no one on this lovely planet of ours said The Job of Work would see its 100th edition.

Yet, after 99 straight weeks of blogs (yes, we've counted) -- ranging from the banal (probably more often than not) to the sublime (or so we're told) -- here we are.

Our 100th consecutive post.

Makes one pause. One hundred blog posts. We've written them. You've read them. My, how we hope it's been worth it.

And the places we've been!

From our first blog, our first rant:

Generations only differ in age. Enough with the Baby Boomer, Gen X, Millennial differences already! This thing about generational differences in the workplace just doesn’t fly, no matter how hard the researchers work at it. The experiences of the different age groups varies – my grandparents, for example, would never have considered traveling by air, especially if snacks were an added cost – but our basic desires about work are largely the same. Who among us, regardless of age, doesn’t want meaningful work, a chance to do our job in our own style, have opportunities to grow, receive recognition for performance, get paid commensurate with our contributions, have the ability to help our company win, and, critically, to be treated with dignity and respect? Maybe we should focus on creating workplaces where our basic needs can be met, rather than debating the differences between the age groups. Maybe then more people would stop counting the days to retirement and companies could flourish.

From November 16, 2009, in which we proposed new iPhone apps:

Corporate-speak (Icon: Man laughing hard) App translates memos and other corporate communication pieces into English. An initiative is underway to explore the potential efficiency gains of a shared services model. becomes You and your job are toast. (Non-English versions soon to be available.)

From December 26, 2010, one of a series of predictions for 2011:

9. Unemployment will subside. 2011 will be the year of job creation. As confidence returns to the business world, companies will begin to hire in earnest. Look for solid growth in the tech, manufacturing, health care and financial services sectors. As a result, consumer spending will increase and despite some bumps in the road, the light at the end of this economic tunnel we've been in will be in full view.

From July 11, 2010, in the third of a 4-part discussion about the 21 century organization, we define a new way to structure companies, this being a sampling:

We humbly submit, then, that the successful, highly-profitable 21st century organization will be one characterized by:

The key operating unit: The team. Humans want to belong and a team is a great thing to be a part of. Teams imply unity and, importantly, competition. Teams are also dynamic and, dare we say it?, fun. 'Departments' and 'functions' are far less appealing and, truth be told, are boring. Organize teams and give each the authority to govern themselves as they see fit. This will have an important effect of allowing far more people to have a significant role in the quest for the vision. Which is good, because we all want to have a meaningful role at work.

On August 8, 2010, we proposed a $50 billion plan to President Obama to put 5 million people back to work updating schools and serving as classroom teachers and aides. No reply.

Later that month, on August 29, 2010, we proposed another plan to the President to upgrade 100,000 playgrounds and sports field while introducing a fitness program for youth. Again, no reply.

On August 22, 2010, we posted your responses to our blog about tolerance:

As a public service and to champion the concept of tolerance, here, then, is your list of uncivilized, uncouth, boorish people and behaviors that require active, aggressive intolerance. These include:

• Those drivers who wait until the very last opportunity to merge into slow traffic, thus causing an even longer back-up

• Anyone who refers to him or herself in the 3rd person

• Cigarette smokers who consider Earth their ashtray

• Anyone who uses 'moral imperative' or 'moral majority' to prevent others from enjoying rights these people already have

• Racists

• Rude people

• Stupid people ("Or at least anyone less intelligent than me." someone wrote.)

• People who don't return phone calls or e-mails -- but expect you to and complain when you don't

• Anyone talking on their mobile phone in a theater, bathroom, or airplane

• Anyone who is unable to drive the #*%#*@ speed limit while on their phone or in a Prius, and, of course,

• Intolerant people.

We've written about the soundtrack of our life and things that warm our hearts. We've urged you to sing in public, to spread joy.

We provided a defining list of 10 warnings signs of an organization's inability or unwillingness to improve. Here's the first:

• "We've always done it this way." Possibly the #1 excuse for not seeking new possibilities, new solutions. Suggests that our way is the best way or, worse, the only way. Probably heard often in typewriter manufacturers and other companies which preferred death to change.

Check out the other nine.

We've written about the job of work. We've proposed deliberate acts of kindness. We've urged companies to consider an entirely new way to assess performance.

We said good-bye to Ted Kennedy, Walter Cronkite and Robert Mondavi.

And, among many other posts, we've bucked Fortune in our December 7, 2009 blog about leadership and again on April 17, 2011, Getting Your Strategy Right: A Rebuttal.

At The Job of Work, no one is too big or too powerful to be taken on. Just ask Glenn Beck.

You've been there every step of the way. We thank you for joining us on this strange, strange trip.

To the next 100.