Writing
Essays.
Thinking on leadership, agency, hiring, and the human dimensions of work. Published when there is something worth saying.
May 2026
Hired from the top. Fired from the bottom.
Every career has two waterlines. The one at the top decides who gets in. The one at the bottom decides who stays.
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Why agency is the only trait AI cannot replace.
The credentialing wave is breaking. What replaces it is older than any technology, and it is what every founder is now asking for by name.
Read →March 2026
Nunchi in the hiring room.
The Korean practice of reading unspoken dynamics has been my most reliable hiring lens for 27 years. Most interview frameworks have no language for it.
Read →February 2026
What the layoff list teaches that no leadership book will.
The most honest document in any company is the layoff list. Read it carefully and you will learn what your culture actually rewards.
Read →January 2026
The three rooms.
Careers are decided in three rooms. Most leaders only ever sit in one of them, and it is not the one that matters most.
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