Signals From the Field
– Notes on clarity, communication, and leading through change –
Why it's time to retire the "recharge and hit the ground running" email
We know burnout is at record highs, so we offer employees meditation apps and wellness stipends. But you can't app your way out of a structural problem — what teams actually need is protected time to think, modeled from the top and built into how your organization operates.
How to train the AI Dragon: Why you need a Style Guide
Wanting to adopt AI without losing yourself to it first? Build guardrails that catch you when you start sliding—when AI sentences sound "better" than yours. Free template included.
Stages of (AI) grief
A personal journey from AI resistance to reliance—and why setting boundaries matters more than adopting tools.
Let's stop talking about culture and get clear on communications
If a five-year-old can't understand your company's expectations, neither can your team—culture clarity starts with communication.
Do you need a rebrand, or just a stronger signal?
Many think a rebrand is the silver bullet to reinvention. The real work starts internally. It's painfully slow, not glamorous, shiny, or new. The opposite of sexy.
Thought leadership flatlined long before the AI era. So what matters now?
Al can generate words, but it can't understand the human organizational slop. And sometimes it's that "slop" that resonates the most.
From squishy to solvable: Translating alignment into action
People tend to think alignment is nodding heads or walking out of meetings with three action items and due dates. But it goes much deeper than that. It requires understanding how different people process information, what they value, and what language resonates with them.
Shift Happens
In leadership, growth, or cultural shifts, communication becomes the make-or-break factor—not an afterthought. For leaders who can acknowledge that they’re in the middle of change—not fighting it, not denying it—that awareness isn’t a weakness. It’s a kind of readiness.