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Trading Applause for Alignment
Photo by Headway on Unsplash Author’s Note This piece explores a subtle but important distinction: the difference between applause and alignment. It’s not written as a critique of any one leader or culture, but as a reflection on a pattern many of us have observed and, at times, participated in—the slow drift from substance to Read more
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The Cost of Ownership
Photo by nikko macaspac on Unsplash Author’s Note This piece may come across sharper than most. Perhaps that’s intentional—but the intent is not unkind. The goal here is not to condemn managers, critique peers, or cast blame on systems that evolved in the absence of reflection. Rather, it’s to illuminate a pattern that often remains invisible until it’s Read more
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The Mirage of Stability: When Data Tells a Half-Truth
Photo by brahan milla on Unsplash We’ve been trained to treat certain numbers like they’re carved in stone. Monthly job reports. Quarterly revenue figures. GDP growth percentages. These metrics arrive like pronouncements from the mountaintop—authoritative, immutable, and immediately absorbed into headlines, forecasts, and strategic plans. And then, quietly—or much less so this most recent time—they Read more
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Inside the Lines, Outside the Truth
Photo by Joyce Romero on Unsplash Author’s Note The opening story in this piece is fictional—but it’s not invented. It draws from publicly available reporting, court documents, and personal accounts related to the Purdue Pharma case and the wider opioid crisis. The names, moments, and characters have been fictionalized, but the architecture of the story—how Read more
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Bridges, Not Walls: The Strategic Value of Operational Transparency
Photo by Denis Panfilov on Unsplash Title note: This piece is about organizational transparency and cross‑functional translation. The title comes from an internal tool I built (“Bridges, Not Barriers”), not from any current political event or protest. Lighting the Valley—How Transparency Built a Revolution The first lightbulb flickered to life in a Tennessee farmhouse in Read more
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Beyond Shareholder Value
Photo by Alexey Marchenko on Unsplash Re‑centering Fiduciary Duty on People, Planet, and Sustainable Profit Quick take: Companies that view fiduciary duty only through a shareholder‑value lens are leaving growth, trust, and resilience on the table. When leaders widen the aperture to include employees, customers, communities, and the environment, they unlock durable advantage and deliver Read more
Abstract Foundations 