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Short essays on hiring, leadership, and the parts of search that get less attention than they should. First posted to LinkedIn.
Short essays on hiring, leadership, and the parts of search that get less attention than they should. First posted to LinkedIn.
Maybe they told you why. Maybe they said nothing. And if they did give you feedback, there's a decent chance it was abstract nonsense dressed up as insight.
Read essay →When people tell me why they're leaving, I don't believe the first answer. Usually not the second either. It's almost never just one thing.
Read essay → May 2026Before I launched, I walked around Banook Lake most days at lunch, working through the business. Some of it was big thinking. Most of it was honest.
Read essay → May 2026You know the answer before you finish the question. That's the tell.
Read essay → May 2026The announcements say "thrilled." The real conversations, the ones I'm in months later, say something different.
Read essay → April 2026I've had hundreds of conversations with candidates who would be a strong fit for an opportunity — better title, better pay — who still won't move. The reason is almost always the same.
Read essay → April 2026It's one of the most annoying pieces of career advice I give to high performers. But it's almost always the right one.
Read essay → March 2026The leaders I've most respected, and the ones I've most often seen break, share this one trait.
Read essay → March 2026Some of the most important work I do doesn't happen in a search. It happens in a conversation with someone who has forgotten who they are.
Read essay → March 2026I've watched thousands of people pour themselves into applications on these platforms only to meet silence. No feedback. No clarity. Just a void where answers should be.
Read essay →This is where the thinking starts. If it resonates, follow along, or start a conversation of your own.