Under pressure, people do not suddenly become irrational. They become patterned.
Many leaders appear highly functional from the outside while operating internally in a near-constant stress state...
Field Notes.
By Kristen Tolbert
Most leadership books are written for managers inside stable organizations. The assumption is that leaders operate with the buffer of budgets, teams, and institution...
The term mankeeping has gained traction as a way to describe the emotional labor women carry in relationships. It’s a provocative phrase, but I worry it oversimplifies something far more complex: the ...
If we're not creating anything original, are we really thinking at all?
That question hits at the core of what it means to think versus to replicate.
If all we’re doing is recycling ideas—repeating ...
People love to say they want a partner. It sounds collaborative, empowering, and even noble. But in reality, most people who claim they want to "partner" don’t fully understand what it requires—the gr...
Field notes.
By Kristen Tolbert
People study entrepreneurs like we're zoo animals—something to be observed, analyzed, maybe even envied. We're a curiosity, a puzzle to solve. What makes someone choos...
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