by Richard Spoon | Jun 17, 2026 | Leadership, Talent Management, Teams
Every leader has felt the anxiety that comes with looking at an organizational chart and wondering, “What happens if someone leaves tomorrow?” Whether the result of a future retirement, career mobility, or unexpected life changes, leadership transitions are...
by Richard Spoon | Apr 28, 2026 | Leadership, Talent Management, Teams
Like so many Americans, I recently found myself wading through a mountain of documents needed by my tax advisor to make sense of a stereotypically complex year. I was standing over the scanner, watching the white light pass over page after page of my family’s...
by Richard Spoon | Mar 23, 2026 | Leadership, Teams
A recent conversation with my daughter turned to Annie Dillard’s essay “An Expedition to the Pole,” which she had just read. It’s a layered meditation on spiritual searching juxtaposed with 19th century expeditions to the north pole. I found my mind returning to the...
by Blaze Petersen | Jul 18, 2023 | Leadership, Talent Management, Teams
With contributions from Jose Davila, EVP, Chief People Officer at J.Crew Group & David Loya, Senior Director of Human Resources at Verdant Technologies Since the beginning of time, fear has been a driver of human behavior. Fear helps keep us safe, excites us, and...
by Richard Spoon | Mar 30, 2023 | Leadership, Talent Management, Teams
Consider the bee. On a productive day, she visits as many as 5,000 flowers, quickly extracting the nectar and pollen, then moving on to the next flower, where she’ll repeat the process and aid in the blooming of countless meadows. Now consider the woodpecker. If he...
by Blaze Petersen | Aug 14, 2019 | Culture, Leadership, Teams
A situation presented itself today which was personally frustrating, but as a contributing writer to our blog, professionally inspiring. I serve on a non-profit board where the other members and I are not all close friends, but we genuinely like and respect one...
