3 management lessons to help you avoid crushing souls like the Star Wars sequel trilogy did

Star Wars: Episode 9, The Rise of Skywalker put me in a catatonic funk for months. The ocean stopped being blue, music no longer moved me, and cheeseburgers across the land all lost their comforting properties. It’s like that feeling you have when you launch a big project you dedicated years of your life to… Read More 3 management lessons to help you avoid crushing souls like the Star Wars sequel trilogy did

NFL Draft experts are clueless and 3 lessons on leading and working with introverts from an actual introvert (me)

The NFL Draft, my favorite event on the NFL calendar, is a week away which means a lot of football nerds (including yours truly) have some strong opinions on the pro football career prospects of college-aged men. There is one personality trait that gets brought up now and then during evaluations that makes me start… Read More NFL Draft experts are clueless and 3 lessons on leading and working with introverts from an actual introvert (me)

The delivery room double-cross and pronouncing uncommon names correctly (or else)

My parents were on the verge of concluding a 9-month argument when my mom started having some labor pains late in the summer of 1978. My dad, a laidback sort with lounge singer dreams, was adamant that their son was going to be named Justo, after him and the long line of masochistic men in… Read More The delivery room double-cross and pronouncing uncommon names correctly (or else)