Pilgrims, Thought Leaders, and Reunion

From Reboot to Reunion  Jerry Colonna asks hard questions. In his earlier book, Reboot, he asks leaders how we have been complicit in creating the conditions we say we don’t want. It is a kind, generous, and loving question that invites us to use tools of radical self-inquiry to become better leaders.  Now, in Reunion, he broadens […]

What the French?

Career Change in a Changing World People often ask me how I got from a PhD in French literature to founding and running a thought leadership agency for institutional finance. It’s one of my favorite stories to tell—not because it’s about me, but because it’s about transformation and resilience. It’s about taking what you have, […]

Thought Readership: Escaping the Content Cage

Big Content has failed us. It emerged when content became a separate marketing specialization. But then, discipline became dogma. Talk about content devolved into truisms and slogans. Bromides and misconceptions. But perhaps worst of all, it pulled content away from its fundamental direction, serving intermediaries rather than writers or readers.  It’s no wonder that so […]

Thought Leadership and Grace

What is “graceful” thought leadership? The answer is buried in the name “thought leadership.” If there’s no thinking and it leads nowhere, it won’t work—especially when a growing content glut swamps decision-makers’ attention and steadily teaches them it’s most likely a waste of time.  What am I doing talking about grace?  Everybody likes to talk […]

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