BiasFebruary 11, 2026
A Kodak engineer invented the first digital camera in 1975, and management decided nobody would want a camera without film, then spent three decades defending film while the revolution it created destroyed it, bankruptcy in 2012. Nobody there was stupid;…
DelegationFebruary 10, 2026
Nobody handed me a manual when I started managing teams. I learned across 33 years by getting it wrong, watching others get it wrong, and occasionally getting it right. Most management advice comes from people who never managed. Here are…
For Executives & ProfessionalsFebruary 10, 2026
Just do your job means one thing from a boss, stop asking questions, and something very different to yourself, stop carrying everyone else's load. The distance between those two is where workplace misery breeds. Drawing on 20 years in retail…
Book MarketingFebruary 10, 2026
My Toastmasters speech was about my tattoos, full sleeves including a phoenix for rebirth after my wife died, and saying it out loud, in front of people, taught me about communication in ways years of writing never had. Here is…
For Executives & ProfessionalsFebruary 10, 2026
Weeks of prep, technical diagrams, airtight projections, a proposal to save millions, and halfway through my first slide the CEO raised a hand and ended it in eight words. I knew the systems cold and lost the room anyway. The…
BiasFebruary 9, 2026
Your workplace is one of the most sophisticated, well-funded echo chambers on earth, and nobody notices, because everyone inside is busy hitting targets and not annoying Karen from HR. Companies preach innovation and diversity of thought while running on glorified…
LeadershipFebruary 9, 2026
Most networking groups are stale coffee and a parade of elevator pitches, everyone selling, nobody listening, a wasted morning in a hotel conference room. Eliances is the rare exception, and after nine months I still look forward to Tuesdays because…
Becoming a GhostwriterFebruary 9, 2026
Getting paid to write is harder than it should be, but hard is not impossible. The writers who earn well are rarely the most talented, they are the ones who treat writing as a business. Here is what that actually…
For Executives & ProfessionalsFebruary 9, 2026
Every January it surfaces: this is the year I write my book. Every December it is still unwritten. The graveyard is full of untold stories, empire-builders and leaders whose wisdom died with them because they waited for the right time.…
Business BooksDecember 15, 2024
Executive presence strategist Bridgett Battles on finding your niche, protecting your brand online, and showing up as your best self.
Author TalksAugust 24, 2023
Leadership scholar Mary Wong joins Author Talks to discuss authentic leadership, cognitive bias, coaching, and writing The Balloon Principle.
AIAugust 15, 2023
Digital strategist George Trujillo on horizontal data flow, strategy drift, and why culture must change before technology.
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