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Your 2025 Manifesto

Your 2025 Manifesto

As 2024 wraps up, I’ve been reflecting on the year that was and looking forward to what 2025 might be. As this is a great time for fresh starts, it’s clear (statistically) that there’s something fundamentally wrong with New Year’s resolutions. We tend to focus...
Redefining Courage, Agency, and Idealism

Redefining Courage, Agency, and Idealism

The recent assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson has triggered a wave of interesting public reaction. Confusion, outrage, admiration.  In a way, I understand this. When systems feel immovable and frustrations run really deep, it’s human to admire...
No More Common Leaders

No More Common Leaders

Throughout my time in the military, especially in sniper school, I learned the skill of patience.  I quickly realized that rushing, overreacting, or letting urgency take over almost always resulted in big mistakes.  Now, patience isn’t just about waiting....
Quarterly Human Check-In

Quarterly Human Check-In

Is it time for your human quarterly check-in? I’ve come to appreciate that there’s a part of Western corporate culture that really works. It’s not something I often admit, The quarterly division of the fiscal year into Q1, Q2, Q3, and Q4 originated from the need to...