In our relationship, home, and work, a value that Marc and I hold together is lifelong learning. Our commitment to how we learn and what we learn has been an entirely organic process, for us as individuals and as a team. Learning is one of the compass points that we...
(This article was adapted from a Roundtable Marc and I led for our Magnetize 2026 goal setting participants.) September is an interesting place to stand. We’re far enough into the year that January feels pretty far behind us. And we’re close enough to December that...
Your school’s team handles all sorts of administrative challenges. On an average day, front office staff might answer calls from parents about early dismissal, print and distribute flyers for an upcoming school festival, and spend time chasing down emergency contact...
No matter what your relationship is with the people who were responsible for your developmental years, you learned something from them. You may have spent the better part of your adult life building on what they taught you. You may be spending countless hours and...
I got into an argument with Marc when I got my Leadership Style results. The Leadership Style Quiz came from a leadership study(1) we’d commissioned years ago — a study that’s held up well over nearly a decade and thousands of responses. It’s a...
When I grew up, Concord was the state capital of our neighboring state — pronounced like “conquered” (KONG-kerd). It was also a historical reference from studying the Revolutionary War (see the Battle of Lexington and Concord). Concord was an everyday kind...
The modern office has quietly been redesigned. Some colleagues are at desks down the hall, others are at kitchen tables three time zones away, and many split the difference week by week. Hybrid work is no longer an experiment. a growing share of companies, it’s...
We have a cat — Sybil — who has the worst case of FOMO I have ever seen. She will stand at the window of the kitchen door, asking to go outside. And almost as soon as she is let out, she turns her back and begins to look through the window into the kitchen. She...
Business leaders today are often pulled in a dozen different directions at once. Between managing operations, driving growth, and leading teams, they’re struggling to find time to launch new initiatives. Even when a program is clearly beneficial to the company’s...
Are You Building Staircases to Nowhere? I’ve been listening to Rabbi Angela Buchdahl’s memoir Heart of a Stranger. She shared a story that stuck with me. The story about the Winchester House. The Winchester Mystery House You may have heard of Sarah...
