Blake's Blog
Book Review: "Lost in the Meritocracy: The Undereducation of an Overachiever" by Walter Kirn
For the last two nights, this 211-pages-page-turner absolutely possessed me. The [not-long-but] short of...
Creative Destruction
Like ants in a mound, we all sense the vibrations of impending change.
In particular,...
Book Review: "The World Without Us" by Alan Weisman
Once upon a time, in an organization far, far away, I coached a young man...
Book Review: "How the Mighty Fall & Why Some Companies Never Give In" by Jim Collins
Jim Collins' (or, ahem, Collins's, if I am to be contemporarily...
Gratefulness & Humility
As tomorrow is Memorial Day, I hope that all Americans who can... will appreciate the&...
The Future of Work
Purpose, Meaning, and the Good Life
For those of you who were kind, curious, and committed enough to devour my...
The Redemption of an Angry Team
On my last trip to the great northwest, I had the distinct displeasure and responsibility...
Sticky Friendships
A woman, very important to me, recently shared this story:
"I spent ...
The Insidiousness of Workplace Gossip
Workplaces are grapevines; that's just the way it is. Sadly, there are...
Aesop & Scar Tissue Times
What a difference seven months make.
In October, as the unwinding of our world'...
Variety & The Mind
Sometimes the smallest, simplest things catch my attention. I don't know why,...