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Baseline, Stretch, Break

The Uncomfortable Math of Capacity Planning

What You Refused to Change

The Timing Problem

Adaptability Requires Something Stable

Flexibility Is Cheap. Clarity Isn't.

The Pause

Surface Conflict Fast

Coordination Theater

You Can't Coordinate What You Can't See

Success for Who?

Ask First, Build Second

Alignment Isn't Agreement

Stable Isn’t Coming Back

Every Dollar Protecting Non-Critical Systems Is a Dollar You Won't Have When It Actually Matters

Your Backup Only Works If Everyone Can Actually Use It

When Rescue Is Leadership (And When It’s Theft)

How Decision Clarity Eliminates Rescue Mode

Do Less Rescuing, Lead More

You Built a System for Sunny Days. Here’s How to Build for Storms.

When You Shield People from Complexity, You Don’t Protect Them. You Limit Them.

The Transparency Illusion: Why Honesty That Costs Nothing Isn't Honesty at All

From Capture to Command: Building AI Systems That Drive Decisions

AI Capture Isn’t Progress. Processing Creates Clarity.

What Are You Doing With All That AI Capture?

Why Every Knowledge Worker Needs a System

What Really Keeps Teams Motivated Under Pressure

Why Smart People Have Messy Systems

What 83 Permanent Notes Revealed About Leadership Under Pressure (That I Couldn't See Myself)

From Clarity to Execution: How Leaders Build an AI Workflow That Actually Works

AI Can Do Almost Anything — But Leaders Win by Choosing What It Should Do (3 Filters for Strategic Focus)

AI Can Make You Faster — But Only Boundaries Make You Wiser (3 Questions Leaders Must Ask Before Automating)

AI Won’t Replace You — But It Will Expose You (3 Things Every Leader Needs to Get Right)

When Better Bots Make Things Worse

The Art of Saying No: A Guide for People Who Want More by Having Less

When Your Own Calendar Beats You

Your Second Act, Supercharged: How 40+ Professionals Can Harness AI for Growth

The Busy Trap: Why Government Teams Stay Stuck

4 Tools for Government Leaders to Budget Time Like Money—Before It’s Spent for You

What Happens to Curriculum Design When Every Learner Has a Personal AI Tutor?

Why Good Tech Fails in Great Agencies

The One Tip I'd Give Someone Starting in Public Safety Leadership

🚢 For Public Safety Leaders Who Want Clarity, Not Chaos: 3 Signals From a Week of Daily Writing

☎️ When the Admin Line Becomes the Lifeline

Leading with Intention: 3 Rules to Build a Team That Doesn’t Wait to Be Told

I’ve Read Countless Productivity Books. But Deep Work Changed How I Work and Live

From Missed Moments to Marathon: 3 Lessons That Made Running Enjoyable

Public Safety Leaders: Protect Your Focus Before the Next Real Emergency Hits

Building in Public, Imperfectly: For Lifelong Learners Seeking Clarity and Momentum

Why Every Meeting Costs You Double (And 3 Ways to Break the Cycle)