by unthink | Apr 21, 2026 | Blog Post
I have sat in enough leadership rooms to know the default move. Someone misses a deadline. A project stalls. The energy in the team feels off. And almost without thinking, the conversation turns to the individual. Their skills. Their commitment. Their fit. I have...
by unthink | Feb 26, 2026 | Blog Post
I have been there. Clinging to the edge of the pool, telling myself I was swimming. Learning a new language is humbling in ways I did not fully anticipate. The anxiety is real. The frustration is real. The quiet voice that whispers, “You are not good enough at...
by unthink | Dec 20, 2025 | Blog Post
I was talking with a professional soccer coach last week. He told me he wanted to sign a player, then discovered a better league was interested in the player. Given who the coach is, his response did not surprise me. He let the player go. Not because he didn’t...
by unthink | Nov 20, 2025 | Blog Post
I watched them for twenty minutes. Three baristas at my regular coffee shop. Same haircut. Same cadence. In the same way, they tilted their heads when taking orders. Not cousins. Not friends who decided to work together. Just people who’d absorbed the unspoken...
by unthink | Nov 6, 2025 | Blog Post
Everyone has core values posted somewhere. Integrity. Innovation. Excellence. Customer-first. Enron had integrity on their list too. The founder who tells me “our values are respect and accountability” hasn’t told me anything yet. What I want to know...
