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The September Mindset
From backpacks to breakthroughs, this is the time for fresh starts — at any age. Although we’re still a

The $10K Lesson That Shaped My What’s Next
The timeless life skill that still outperforms today’s tech tools. A recent Wall Street Journal story described how tough

Keep Taking the Next Shot
Last weekend, I played golf with friends, and one of them brought his father, Bob. In his younger days,

AI is Coming for You
“I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy, to give

No One Gets Out of Here Alive
We spent the week just south of Taos, New Mexico, near the Rio Grande Gorge, accompanying my brother-in-law, Miles,

Time for your Annual Review, Nellie
(In keeping with my exploration of how Artificial Intelligence is changing the workplace and our world, I thought I
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“No One Ever Taught Me That” – The Hidden Gap in Leadership
My colleague and co-author, Michael Couch, recently forwarded a note from the president of a search firm who had

Uncertainty Is the New Normal—So Now What?
Tariffs on, tariffs off. Market down, market up. AI is revolutionizing everything —or maybe it’s not all it’s cracked

The Note That Changed Everything
The other day, I was in my mastermind group when a colleague—let’s call her Susan—shared a story that stopped

What’s Next: Generational Drama- Brought to You by Lazy Thinking
This week, a Wall Street Journal article by Callum Borchers caught my attention. It focused on managing Gen Z

NextWorks: Recognizing the Signal. Understanding Your Patterns
Before I was laid off from my last corporate gig, I knew something wasn’t working. I didn’t feel effective

NextWorks: The Psychology of What’s Next
When change isn’t a choice—what do you do with it? Most of us don’t seek out change. It happens