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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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What Started Me on My Resilience Journey
Twenty-five years ago, on yesterday‘s summer solstice, our youngest son, Kenneth, died of AIDS at 31 years of age.
Anticipation and Happiness (and Anxiety)
Remember that first trip you took to Disneyland as a kid? You couldn’t stop thinking about meeting Mickey and
The Single Most Important Story on Cable News Last Week
Good morning. I hope you are having a lovely Wednesday morning. Take a deep breath and let today’s Resilient
Why Elon is RIght and How Other Companies Will Implement Return to Work
Elon Musk set the world aflutter this week by announcing that Tesla office employees would be required to return
Observation, Reflection, Inaction
We traveled to Lake Tahoe this past week, and over the weekend, we attended an arts festival filled with
If You Are a Leader, You Better Be A Detective
A client, Susan, shared that a new employee, David, was openly critical of the organization’s decision-making process and his