Writing
notes from the work.
Short posts on hiring, leadership, and the parts of search that get less attention than they should. First posted to LinkedIn.
Short posts on hiring, leadership, and the parts of search that get less attention than they should. First posted to LinkedIn.
What would make a great person fail in this role? That's the question that gets to the real job.
Read post →Maybe they told you why. Maybe they told you nothing at all. And if they did give you feedback, there's a decent chance it was abstract nonsense.
Read post → May 2026Nobody writes this in a LinkedIn announcement: “Thrilled to accept a role that sounds impressive, pays well, and slowly turns me into someone my family avoids between 6 and 8 p.m.”
Read post → May 2026You know the answer before you admit it. You know it every Sunday night. You know it in the way you edit yourself before you speak.
Read post → May 2026Before I launched, I'd walk around Banook Lake most days at lunch, working through the business.
Read post → May 2026When people tell me why they're leaving, I don't believe the first answer. Because it's almost never one thing. It's a pile of things.
Read post → April 2026I've had hundreds of conversations with candidates who would be a strong fit for an opportunity. Better title. Better compensation. Real upside. They say no.
Read post → April 2026This is one of the most annoying pieces of career advice I give to high performers. Someone is frustrated with leadership. Or misaligned with their boss.
Read post → March 2026The strongest leaders I've worked with share one trait consistently. Accountability. It's also the thing I've most often seen break them.
Read post → 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 post → 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 post →This is where the thinking starts. If it resonates, follow along, or start a conversation of your own.