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Toxic Capitalism
A while back, someone posted that another name for an Alpha Male, or toxic masculinity, is simply an asshole. I laughed and added, “And its economics sister, for the more nerdy Alpha Males… Toxic Capitalism.” It was meant to be funny, a throwaway comment. But the more...
The Return on Relationship Endures
For most of my life, I've often been the one who reached out, not because I felt obligated, but because I genuinely enjoyed investing in the relationships in my life. Be it a phone call, a text, lunch, coffee, a birthday message, or simply checking in to let someone...
Your Audience Has an Audience… And That’s the Point
Stop Optimizing for Reach... Start Optimizing for Trust Too many brands, marketers, and creators are still obsessing over who their audience is... demographics, titles, follower counts, neat little personas. That's table stakes, and it's no longer enough. The real...
The Choice to Keep Loving
Over the past year or so, I've written quite a bit about hope, fatherhood, letting go without giving up, and learning to go where the love is. Looking back, I realize those posts have all been helping me work through the same question, even if I didn't fully recognize...
The Next AI Gold Rush Won’t Be Implementation… It’ll Be Remediation
Last week I wrote that AI won't create alignment... it may actually accelerate misalignment. The more I've thought about that idea, the more convinced I've become that we're about to create an entirely new industry. Not AI implementation... AI remediation. This post...
AI Won’t Create Alignment… But It May Accelerate Misalignment
Technology can scale output fast. Alignment, trust, and coherence still require people. Alignment has never been easy. Even in the best-run organizations, it’s more aspiration than reality… something talked about in strategy decks and leadership offsites, but far less...