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Favorite Books of 2024
Every so often, something you read fires off a constellation of neurons that results in an intense moment of clarity. Or maybe it’s not clarity that you feel, but you better understand your confusion. You’re left with a more informed question to ponder. The author has turned a phrase or connected a dot you hadn’t…
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A Eulogy I’d Like to Deliver
Dearly beloved, We are gathered here today To pay our respects to a leadership style Borne out of a desire for safety and A fear of losing control. A leadership style that, paradoxically, Fosters fear and strips us of agency. You knew him as Boss or The Big Man, Feared knocking on his office door,…
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The Most Basic Advice
I share a lot of advice, but I’m not sure I’ve shared the most basic: 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝗳𝗳. That should be the baseline, but for some reason, it’s become unfashionable to say it. Maybe people worry about offending someone with different priorities. I get it. You shouldn’t work to the detriment of your family…
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Our Digital Future
I’ve seen our digital future, and, in a word, it 𝒔𝒖𝒄𝒌𝒔. They promise frictionless transactions– ever-cheaper goods and services. “Just buy into the digital dream,” they say. “We’ll do more with less.” Not only have I seen the future, I spent 90 minutes with 30,000 friends outside of Yankee Stadium Saturday night realizing how much…