Leadership
Practice Makes Permanent, Not Perfect
Most of what a leader does under pressure is instinct — and instincts can be trained the wrong way as easily as the right way. Five ways to train them deliberately.
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Hard-won perspective on work, leadership, and strategy.
Leadership
Agamemnon Has a Bad Reputation
Agamemnon was not a perfect leader. But when it mattered most, he did something most leaders never manage — he told the truth about his own failure.
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Work
Your Resume Never Reached a Human
97% of Fortune 500 companies filter resumes before a human sees them. Here is what ATS actually does, and why it silently rejects qualified candidates.
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Field Notes
Zimbabwe
A visit to Harare during one of Zimbabwe's most severe crises in years — and the team of eager, capable people I found on the other side of it.
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Work
If Your Job is Boring – Try This
If you're underemployed or just bored out of your mind at work, you're not alone — and there are two things you can actually do about it.
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Strategy
Strategy Begins with Strength
Before you decide where to compete, ask a harder question: are you actually strong? Carl von Clausewitz had the answer — and most strategists ignore half of it.
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Leadership
Leadership Lessons from the Wolf
The most effective leaders in nature don't dominate through aggression. They protect, teach, and orient toward the survival of the whole. Thirty-five years of leading teams taught me the wolf pack had it right.
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Work
Sixty-Five Million Young People Are Ready to Work. The World Keeps Getting in Their Way.
Sixty-five million young people worldwide are actively looking for work and cannot find it. A firsthand account from Peshawar, Pakistan — and why this crisis reaches your doorstep whether you send for it or not.
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