The real solution isn’t heroic self-improvement. It’s shared space, shared responsibility, and a new kind of leadership that’s present, transparent, and humble enough to invite everyone into the solution. Continue reading Burnout Isn’t a Personal Failing—It’s an Invitation to Rethink How We Work
We live in either the abundant gardens we cultivate—or the deserts we create.
Fear, greed, and dehumanization make deserts.
Love, compassion, and courage grow gardens.
There is no neutral ground. We are either feeding life or starving it. Continue reading Feed First: The Gardens We Grow—or the Deserts We Create
But implementing that vision meant confronting my own paternal instincts. I had to unlearn habits built over years: controlling outcomes, protecting people from discomfort, making decisions for them. It was uncomfortable. It required humility. But it was liberating. Continue reading Why I Stopped Being the Boss: How Teal Leadership Changed My Life
In this age of dizzying speed, true leadership is not found in louder rhetoric or bigger promises, but in the quiet courage to show up, be present, and share space. Continue reading Series Introduction: Why We Need to Rethink Work—Right Now
But under the satire lies a deeper truth: we are five generations sharing the same workplaces—Traditionalists, Boomers, Gen X, Millennials, and Gen Z—and we’re still trying to understand each other. While older generations bring experience, younger ones are often branded with unfair labels like “fragile” or “lazy.” Continue reading What If They’re Not Fragile, But Equipped?
My book, Better Places: Building Stronger Communities with Authenticity and Compassion, is not a manual or a memoir in the traditional sense. It’s a deeply personal reflection on how we learn to love, how we sometimes unlearn it, and how—if we’re lucky—we find our way back to something more unconditional and human. Continue reading Discovering Willful Interdependence in ‘Better Places’
Periods of job loss are no longer moral failures—they’re predictable pauses in a turbulent, AI-driven economy. With a portable safety net—universal healthcare, paid leave, unemployment coverage tied to the worker—talented people can pivot, retrain, and create the next wave of businesses. Continue reading The Bill Has Passed—Now Policymakers Must Fix What It Broke
That question might sound naive in today’s climate. The headlines are full of anxiety: AI is coming for your job. Deepfake campaigns are undermining elections. Automation is about to render human labor obsolete. And yes—those risks are real. But I think we’re asking the wrong questions. Instead of asking what AI will take from us, we should be asking: Continue reading The 25 Hour Week
I thought it was a joke. Where I came from, admitting exhaustion was weakness. Needing space was career suicide. But in Norway, trust wasn’t earned through burnout—it was extended by default. Continue reading 🛠️ What Happens When We Stop Assuming the Worst About Our Employees?
We’re all writing the future of work—whether we mean to or not. Let’s write one where people belong. Let’s write one where joy is not an accident but a strategy. Let’s deliver happiness—not just as a brand promise, but as a collective practice. Continue reading Why Authenticity Matters in the Age of AI
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