Hoodies up, ball caps low
September 16, 2026
What could be more embarrassing than carving out time to show up better for your team?
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You can be wrong, even on your birthday
September 2, 2026
These are magic beans, not thought leadership.
Leading from a distance
August 19, 2026
We don’t have a magic incantation that makes this hard thing easy. But we have three things that might help.
To misunderstand and be misunderstood
August 5, 2026
Not every piece of workplace feedback lends itself to 100pt font.
Never mind I’ll find someone like you
July 22, 2026
Luck is a very small part of the very big story of how you build great teams.
Have you ever had a bad boss?
May 27, 2026
As a manager, it’s hard to look at these two columns and not ask yourself where your people would place you.
We are all rusty
March 4, 2026
This is a five-alarm fire in terms of human connection.
You are not entirely powerless
February 4, 2026
How do you check power that’s not-presently-checked?
I hope they’re paying you enough for this
August 20, 2025
The shift in this model is that we’re no longer talking about a cofounder or a bestie or work spouse.
Apropos of everything
January 22, 2025
If we all show up with different ick, whose wins? How do we break ties?
What to do about time goblins
January 8, 2025
The core theory any time any organization hires anyone — employee, intern, contractor, law firm, outside agency — is leverage.
When someone tells you there are only two types of leaders
September 18, 2024
The number one rule of leadership development is that there’s no growth without reflection.
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