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2024

MAY 02 The Leaflet: colonoscopies and morale, growth cycle hacks, beliefs and allergies

APR 25 The Leaflet: reveal and remark sunscreen, recognition frequency trackers, brass tacks for good vibes

APR 18 The Leaflet: most important task, pizza culture, commenting on docs

MAR 14 The Leaflet: communication as maintenance, the case against, magic wand before local context

MAR 07 The Leaflet: parents > punks, pace and vibes, exec and ops thinking

FEB 29 The Leaplet: clarity: subtext to text, even now and even over, license for risk

FEB 22 The Leaflet: naming names and anonymity, principles and preferences, the next way to be great

FEB 08 The Leaflet: extrinsic and intrinsic rewards, crossroads, rampant shout-outs

FEB 01 The Leaflet: values as equity tools, clarity > authenticity, polygon rejections

JAN 25 The Leaflet: speechgiving mindset, apologies reconsidered, what this isn’t

JAN 18 The Leaflet: write and share, vibe check as feedback, jokes that fail

JAN 11 The Leaflet: finding shadow sides, ride alongs, against ellipses

JAN 04 The Leaflet: reps for rizz, when to overdo it, meeting holy trinity

2023

DEC 28 The Leaflet: will it change your life, tochas constraints, values before data

DEC 21 The Leaflet: decision hygiene with dcyde, hire a Chief Clarity Officer, splitting conversations

DEC 14 The Leaflet: corny virtual transitions, how to do day 1, defy the data

DEC 07 The Leaflet: co-created instead of covert change, finding meeting purpose, powerful moments

NOV 30 The Leaflet: backpocket constitutions, numbers vs adverbs, 1:1s as tutoring

NOV 23 The Leaflet: what all-star teachers do after holidays (1 and 2), the power of refrains

NOV 16 The Leaflet: reveal and remark - why and how, “reading to do” as parent and coach

NOV 09 The Leaflet: inspiration without eloquence, don’t take feedback so seriously, parts 1 and 2

NOV 02 The Leaflet: curbing ceo-coo catfights! 1 and 2, the inclusive power of exclusive cultures

OCT 26 The Leaflet: zoe’s story, emotional narration, write the dangerous memo

OCT 19 The Leaflet: a clapback on “toxic positivity”, consumers v creators, spa v sparta

OCT 12 The Leaflet: call your shot, re-hire your people, a coach’s four favorite words

OCT 05 The Leaflet: I-shaped teammates, the busted math of trust, in praise of history nerds

SEP 28 The Leaflet: 3 myths about growth, the sh*tty-shabby-shiny continuum, butterfly culture

SEP 21 The Leaflet: strategy as sexy distraction, your ontology, optimize upstream

SEP 14 The Leaflet: connecting granular and grand, cheap mistakes, and the gift of rock bottom

SEP 07 The Leaflet: motorcycles, scarcity, and subject lines