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The Air We Breathe
Two dozen people sat in a 5th-floor conference room, coffees helping a jet-lagged crew make it through a long day of meetings. We had recently acquired a company with a proud and impressive culture. They set high standards, held one another accountable, and had consistently outworked the competition. It showed up in their numbers. Any…
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“Name It So We Can Tame It”
A year ago, I committed to a weekly LinkedIn post. I figured a deadline would serve as a forcing function for my writing. I didn’t know what form these posts would take, and I wondered what the point would be of adding my voice to an already noisy world. In the midst of the pandemic,…
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Four Feet to Glory
File this under “Things that bring me joy.” My dad’s been dealing with some persistent ankle issues. It would be easy to bemoan what’s no longer possible. Instead, he was determined to play golf. We teed it up, and I suspected we’d make it a few holes. After we finished the second hole and turned…
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The Absolute Lunacy of Sports Fandom
BOSTON, Mass., September 2024 – Sophia sent some pre-game pictures from outside Fenway Park. Orange Orioles shirt and white cap. Jane’s text spoke for the family: “girl the curse!!” It was a big night. September baseball. A tight division race. But there was more on the line than most of the Orioles’ faithful understood. A…