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Watching the Fire
Sheila invited me to a date night down at the Touchstone Center for Crafts in the Laurel Highlands. Touchstone

Organizations Have a What’s Next Problem Too
Their Leadership Plans In my Substack posts, I mostly write about what it means for individuals to navigate What’s

Something Unexpected Is Still Growing
Hair Today, More Tomorrow The summer I interned at the National Institutes of Health, I got a perm. The

How I Spent My Birthday Awake Wondering Who Is Right
It is 1:54 on Tuesday morning as I am writing this. I know the exact time because I just

I Asked AI to Roast Me.
It Got Personal. Editor’s Note: A number of folks have reached out to me asking why I haven’t written

The Day I Became My Own Client
One ending, one beginning Sixteen years ago, I walked into my boss’s office for our regular Monday morning meeting
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It’s Not Burnout
When where you matter has changed I spoke with a longtime friend recently. We’ve known each other since third

Stop Staying Busy. Start Being Relevant
I haven’t written a What’s Next piece since early December. Not because I ran out of ideas, but because

Mental Fitness: The Muscle We Forget to Train
Its time our heads have a training program, too When I was at the gym this weekend, trying to

What We’re Really Choosing This Thanksgiving
And it may not be family anymore For years, my Thanksgiving message has always been about why we should

What I Discovered in the Potter’s Studio
Seeing the small things that shape our What’s Next A few weeks ago, Sheila and I were in Taos

The Future of Work is Here
Are You? Amazon announced this week that it’s laying off 14,000 employees—about 5% of its workforce. Paramount Skydance is