Apr 22Member-onlyThe Ever Erudite Michael F. Schein on Secret Societies (and Why You Should Start One)Freemasons, Skull and Bones, Rosicrucians, the Illuminati, 5 Hertford Street, the Bohemian Club, and more, are all so-called secret societies. Not so much because no one knows about them, but more so the question as to what do they do, who belongs to them, and how do you join? Is…Psycholog6 min readPsycholog6 min read
Apr 1Member-onlyDoing the Right Thing: Ella F. Washington, PhD, on Taking The Necessary JourneyQuiet quitting has become quite topical in the media as of late. But perhaps the real story is quiet FIRING. That refers to an employer who doesn’t give raises, or doesn’t provide promotion opportunities. Or they slight team members and actually diminish or stall their employees’ professional growth. Everyone, both…Diversity10 min readDiversity10 min read
Mar 1Member-onlyRobin Landa on Strategic Creativity, Effective Ideation, and The New Art of IdeasIn a world with a surplus of ideas, what separates a good idea from a bad one? How can we learn to cultivate a mindset that produces the kind of ideas people can’t turn down? Many can’t generate solid ideas. They may offer up tired or reused ones, or they…Creativity9 min readCreativity9 min read
Feb 1Member-onlyBrad Stulberg on the Paradox of Achievement and Sustainable SuccessAchievement often comes at a cost. Angst, restlessness, frayed relationships, exhaustion, and even substance abuse can be the unwanted-side effects of an obsession with outward performance. …Success6 min readSuccess6 min read
Jan 8Member-onlyThe Ethical Alpinist: Grace in the Mountains over Glory on Social MediaAt first glance, you may not think this has much to do with LinkedIn readers’ interests or something written by a LinkedIn Top Voice, but I see a number of parallels with what I want to think out loud with you about. First off leadership, that’s a dominant gene in…Ethics8 min readEthics8 min read
Jan 1Member-onlyAsymmetric Creativity and Leadership with CEO and Retired Navy SEAL, Marty StrongWhat is the journey like to move from enlisting in the Navy at age 17, being recruited into the SEALs instead of going to law school, then serving as a SEAL Team member for twenty years, leading combat missions and helping to design and test new special operations capabilities while…Leadership6 min readLeadership6 min read
Dec 6, 2022Member-onlyVirtuewashing versus True Altruism: The Rise of Grassroots PhilanthropyPhoto by author In looking towards 2023, I wanted to weigh-in with my perspective on rethinking Effective Altruism and the pretension of plutocratic benevolence, along with a few how-to ideas for making the world a better place in 2023. The former plague of insouciance as to charitable giving seems to…Altruism13 min readAltruism13 min read
Dec 1, 2022Member-onlyThe Complex Elegance and Constant Contradictions of Derek SiversTim Ferriss says that Derek Sivers is one of his “all-time favorite humans… a philosopher-king, programmer, master teacher, and merry prankster.” Derek is an international man of mystery, or maybe contradiction. He’s known and loved by millions, done three super-popular TED talks, but he prefers to be alone, certainly when…Philanthropy6 min readPhilanthropy6 min read
Nov 1, 2022Member-onlyNeil Littman on Bringing Science Fiction to Life and MedicineHealthcare and medicine have long served as a hotbed of innovation. Perhaps the leading edge these days requires a paradigm shift — think digital therapeutics, Web3, the metaverse, CRISPR, Software as a Medical Device — this is the domain of Neil Littman, Founder & CEO of Bioverge, a highly curated…Investing6 min readInvesting6 min read
Oct 1, 2022Member-onlyJohn Rossman on Innovation, Leadership and Making Better DecisionsI bet you are an Amazon Prime member, not because I’m clairvoyant, but because half of the US is. Half! Did you know that three-quarters of all product searches begin on Amazon, not Google, or a search engine? Or, did you know Amazon is valued at $1.6 trillion, and has…Innovation7 min readInnovation7 min read