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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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I’ve Spent a Career Helping Others: Here’s What I’ve Learned About Helping Myself
A few weeks ago, I sat down with Danielle Krischik on her podcast The Story Effect. We were supposed
What’s Next: It’s Time to Focus on What’s Right
Most of today’s discussion concerns what’s broken—at work, in our mental health, and the world. There’s an entire industry
“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