Before the first child arrives, someone unlocks the school. Before the county office opens, someone answers a phone that has… Read more
Category: Ethics
The Platform Before the Candidate
The first room at the Obama Presidential Center is quieter than visitors expect. People come in from Jackson Park ready… Read more
Ownership, the Sixth Moat: The People Who Keep the Promise
Andrew Morton may have written one of the most important leadership memos of the year, and almost no one outside… Read more
Great Systems Outlive Their Heroes
Thank you, Andrew Morton. Andrew Morton may have written one of the most important leadership memos of the year, and… Read more
Systems Thinking, the Fifth Moat: The Human Skill of Seeing the Whole
A society that cannot think systemically will use intelligent machines to automate its confusion. That sentence may sound severe. It… Read more
Adaptation, the Fourth Moat: Learning Without Losing Ourselves
Consider a man like Marcus, who teaches automotive technology at a regional career center in central Ohio. He has been… Read more
The Graduation Promise and the Adjunct Reality
Three years ago, I wrote an article called “AI and the Adjuncts: The Converging Trends Reshaping Higher Education.” At the… Read more
Craft, the Third Moat: Done Is Easy, Good Is the Moat
Earl walks the apron at 5:47 in the morning, before most of the airport is awake. He has worked for… Read more
TTST: Thank Three Someones Today
The news was heavy again this morning. It usually is. Traffic reports, political arguments, prices rising, systems failing, everyone seemingly… Read more
Trust, the Second Moat: When Information Gets Cheap, Trust Gets Expensive
There is a man named Raymond who does tile and fixture work out of a white van with his name… Read more