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Short, sharp leadership and AI reads for managers and L&D pros.
In the future, there are no ICs
Why the ‘Manager’ is the most important role we’re currently firing.
Hallucinating Accountability
Turning the energy of a past hurt into fuel for what matters to you.
Ren has entered the chat
Why the best coaching doesn't wait for you to ask for it.
Honesty is more productive.
Most tools want your attention; Ren wants your growth. Hard truths for Microsoft Teams are officially here.
Salty, but Kind
On surveillance, the kind truth, and why Ren is for everyone.
... in the room where it happens
The most effective coaching is an elite privilege: intimate, real-time, and context-aware. Next week, we’re making it available to every leader.
A better way to try new L&D tools
The internal friction of adopting AI is real. Here is how we bypassed the slide decks and went straight to the work.
Stop Managing Tasks, Start Developing People: Why Your AI is Too Nice
Our 400-interaction study shows why general-purpose LLMs fail the "Tough Love" test—and what leaders actually need to drive behavioral change.
Full Self Thriving
Learning to let go at 85 miles an hour.
AI and the Dawn of the Growth Age: A Manifesto for the Soul
The end of cognitive work and the quest to reclaim what makes us human.
The Most Difficult New Year's Resolution
It has nothing to do with your weight, your work habits, or any other goal you're about to fail at.
Leadership is Not a Given
Your title doesn't make you a leader. Your willingness to do what others won't does.
Any Feedback That Takes More Than 10 Seconds Isn't Feedback
How to say what needs to be said without the performance theater