The Trophy Has One Name
The trophy has one name, but the achievement rarely does. Behind exceptional performance is an invisible organism of family, sacrifice, resources, recovery, and support. We study elite performers while ignoring the ecology that makes their performance repeatable.
Leading Without Ego: How Founders Grow Into Mature Leadership
The qualities that help a founder begin a company can eventually prevent it from maturing. This Work Ecology essay explores the slow work of leading without ego: receiving disagreement, relinquishing centrality, and building an organization capable of intelligence beyond the person who began it.