The Great Vespa Registration Saga
A cross-country Vespa registration crisis turns into an unexpected lesson in leadership, persistence, and the power of asking the right questions at 8 AM.
The Mathematics of No: Why Working Less Delivers More
Discover why 100% utilization guarantees failure and how slack time creates improves throughput and predictability. Learn the mathematics behind strategic “no” decisions and practical experiments to build sustainable team effectiveness through Kingman’s Law, context-switching research, and flow metrics.
The Yes Habit and the Five Thieves of Time
Discover how the “Yes Habit” invites five thieves of time into your team’s workflow. Learn to transform overcommitment into strategic boundaries that protect capacity and enable flow.
Trellises, Open Fields, and Tomorrow’s Blooms
Explore how garden metaphors reveal powerful insights about leadership, team dynamics, and nurturing growth. Learn when to provide structure versus space for authentic potential to unfold.
Tending to My Inner Landscape
A personal story about life transitions, neural rewiring, and the messy reality behind best-laid plans. Sometimes the most valuable insights emerge when we stop trying to have it all figured out.