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I’m honored to have been recognized by Thinkers360 as one of its Top 50 Thought Leaders in Behavioral Science. Thank you to Thinkers360 for this recognition and for shining a spotlight on the important role behavioral science plays in helping people and organizations create meaningful, lasting change. Behavioral science has been at the heart of…

For the past month, my home has been constantly full of guests. Wonderful, but with almost no breaks. While continuing to work, I started to feel like my summer was slipping away. As much as I loved having people here, the overwhelm began to set in. Overwhelm has a way of making us feel like…

Last week, I flew to Montana to crew for my son in his first 100-mile race, the Copper Kings 100. Honestly, when he signed up, I wasn’t thrilled. Running 100 miles didn’t seem healthy, especially for a tall, lean “stick” of a guy with no extra weight to lose. But when he said, “I need…

I have been thinking a lot about agency lately. Every day, we hear more about AI agents. Technology companies are racing to build systems that can make decisions, take actions, solve problems, and operate with increasing autonomy. The goal is clear: give machines more agency. Yet amid all this conversation, I wonder if we are…

Putting Your Thoughts on Paper Can Transform Clarity and Accountability. We often underestimate the power of simply writing things down. In a recent coaching conversation, a leader had an “aha” moment. As we explored what helps him deal with frustrating situations, he realized that by externalizing his thoughts, he could process and reduce them. Once…

“Your mind is both the detective and the judge, gathering evidence to prove its own case.” This sentence from my recent post seemed to grab people’s attention. It made them pause and think about their thinking. Most of us assume our minds are objective observers. We Think We’re Gathering Facts But often, we are gathering…