25-year leader. Writer. Believer that humanity is the best leadership strategy.
Sep 24, 2026
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5 min read
On a question that's been coming into focus for six years. Essay 24 . September 24, 2026
Sep 17, 2026
6 min read
On the people who only show us one side, and what to decide about the rest. Essay 23 . September 17, 2026
Sep 5, 2026
3 min read
On grief and what it means to share it with others. Essay 22 . September 5, 2026
Aug 28, 2026
8 min read
On Dolly Parton, an evening in Los Angeles, and being found. Essay 21 . August 28, 2026
Aug 20, 2026
4 min read
On a reply that had to be delivered in person. Essay 20 . August 20, 2026
Aug 13, 2026
On what a friend spent two months doing for a prize he couldn't win. Essay 19 . August 13, 2026
Aug 6, 2026
On the energy we hand to the people around us, and how rarely we find out. Essay 18 . August 6, 2026
Jul 30, 2026
On what a decision becomes after it leaves the person who made it. Essay 17 . July 30, 2026
Jul 21, 2026
7 min read
On the stories people build where a reason should have been. Essay 16 . July 21, 2026
Jul 8, 2026
On the coach who made my pace his pace, and what I learned about it years later.Essay 15 . July 7, 2026
Jun 30, 2026
On grief, a chorus, and the member who reminded me who we actually are.Essay 14 - June 30, 2026
Jun 23, 2026
On the toll of being unknowable at work, and the leaders who set its price.Essay 13 - June 23, 2026
Memory & Erasure
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Jun 16, 2026
On Juneteenth, the editing of a nation's memory, and a friend's Plan B.Essay 12 - June 16, 2026
Jun 11, 2026
On the small proofs that it was safe to be seen, and the grief of watching them go.
Workplace Culture
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May 31, 2026
On fluency, performance, and what came up when the careful version was not at hand.
May 11, 2026
2 min read
Special Note From Istanbul, May 11, 2026
The Dinner Table Test
May 5, 2026
On the words a leader has to keep choosing
Apr 26, 2026
On Appreciative Inquiry, and the humility of knowing when to set it down
Apr 20, 2026
On the decisions that policy alone can't make
Apr 14, 2026
10 min read
Asking something real before you ask anything else
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Apr 5, 2026
9 min read
On Belonging Signals and the Weight They Carry
Mar 29, 2026
The Invisible Workplace: What Leaders Miss When No One Is Complaining
Mar 24, 2026
What Pauli Murray Taught Me About the Work We Never See
Mar 22, 2026
The results were real. So was the damage
Mar 15, 2026
Some lessons take years to recognize. This one took me twenty.
