I am that person who can watch a great show for eight hours, until 2:30 am if necessary, because I HAVE TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENS NEXT. I am not alone. Our brains love completing patterns but they hate incomplete patterns more. Here’s Brené Brown: … [Read more...] about Binging til my eyeballs bleed
Here we go again!
Welcome to the new year! I hope that your holiday break was restful and restorative, that your inbox and calendar are not overstuffed on re-entry, and that you feel refreshed and ready to tackle 2026! 2025 made it clear that we are living through … [Read more...] about Here we go again!
Your talk is a gift
The holidays are here, which makes me think of gifts, which reminds me of the key thing I tell every single client I meet: “Your talk is a gift, not a performance.” Why? Because if you want someone’s attention, what you’re saying must be … [Read more...] about Your talk is a gift
Ready, Set, Go!
Oh my goodness it's almost conference season again! How did we get here? You are giving a big talk at your user conference. Whether you’re on the main keynote stage addressing all audiences or doing a breakout just for AI developers, you know you … [Read more...] about Ready, Set, Go!
I love Murderbot
Image courtesy of AppleTV.com If you've been spending time wondering what's going to happen to humanity as AI gets more and more ‘Super’ and more ‘Generalized’, may I recommend The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells? The first four novellas … [Read more...] about I love Murderbot
Context switching is mood switching
The most disciplined leaders I know are able to shift not just their minds but their moods as they move from one topic to the next in a day’s worth of meetings. Are you leading people? If you had an awful budget meeting with your SVP right before … [Read more...] about Context switching is mood switching
Is panic a strategy?
Ryan Holiday’s The Obstacle Is The Way, is the perfect read for anyone facing huge unexpected, constant change. LIKE ALL OF US RIGHT NOW. Our nervous systems may go a bit crazy, which messes with our ability to make good decisions. Here’s Ryan on … [Read more...] about Is panic a strategy?
Questions are vital data!
You’ve just finished your brilliant twenty minute presentation on your new genAI-enabled customer service solution, but the customer’s only question at the end is: “What have you heard about capacitor tariffs?” What? You may be thinking, “Was this … [Read more...] about Questions are vital data!
Stack rank your worries
When nothing feels certain, it can really help to focus on the basics. Don’t know whether or how tariffs will impact your business or what you’ll say about them when they do? Don’t know how the latest foundation model or lightweight open source model … [Read more...] about Stack rank your worries
Everything is communication
Not answering an email IS an answer to an email. An eyebrow raise can be more important than 30 minutes of talking. A quick text can bring down or elevate a whole company. Everything we do (and don’t do) communicates. This is why, when we wring … [Read more...] about Everything is communication
