The Hidden Requirements
Essays and reflections from the inside.
Essays on the gap between what something looks like and what's actually happening underneath. From organizations to mirrors. From leadership ceilings to the quiet cost of becoming someone new. These are observations from the inside — named as precisely as possible, for the people living inside them.
Knowing My Own Head
Some mornings I catch myself in the mirror and I cringe. There's a reflexive little flinch before I remember that I chose this, that I like this, that this is mine.
The Question No One Asked
The interviewer asked where I'd be in five years. But I think the more interesting question was never where. It was always who.
Leadership Purgatory
Organizations believe "ready next" is a compliment. Often it's the beginning of something they never finish.