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Nope, Having Managers Isn’t the Same as Having Great Management (and new co-author Emily Berens)
Your strategy is the engine. Management is the transmission. If execution is stalling (or burning people out), it’s probably not your “horsepower”—it’s…
 • Susannah Hook-Rodgers and Emily Berens
You Don't Have Zero Bosses When You Go Independent. You Have Six.
Going independent multiplies workplace dynamics. Jen Job breaks down the six “bosses” every consultant answers to.
 • Sam Landenwitsch
Politics became identity, then belonging took over
I stayed long after my belief wobbled. Not because the strategy worked, because the belonging did.
 • Sam Landenwitsch
The Brown M&M Test
Because you still haven’t fired the person who needs to be let go
 • Susannah Hook-Rodgers and Sam Landenwitsch
The Seven Mindset Shifts That Change Everything
Confessions Of A Perfectionist: If no one grades you anymore, how do you know you’re doing well?
Conferences aren’t for the sessions
A simple way to turn 3 days of chaos into 6 months of relationships.
 • Sam Landenwitsch
Organizing Loses When Politics Becomes Identity
A New Yorker diagnosis and a Sierra Club scene point to the same underlying failure mode.
 • Sam Landenwitsch

January 2026

Save Democracy, Cancel the Word "Smart"
"Smart" is a conversation-ender disguised as a compliment. Here is how to replace it with actual strategy.
 • Susannah Hook-Rodgers
Why your referral engine is broken (and how to fix it in 90 mins/week)
Relationships work, but hope isn’t a strategy. Here’s a research-backed loop to fix the “no time for business dev” trap.
 • Sam Landenwitsch
The consultant won’t save you
But the right one can build the system that does.
 • Sam Landenwitsch
Math problem: “What we’ve been doing isn’t working” + Only 4% - 8% of people are born with the ability to think strategically” = (Read me)
Or: How to create more strategic thinkers on your team (Part 2)
 • Susannah Hook-Rodgers
Career Moves for People Who Hate Gambling
A board-game heuristic that turned into a work-and-life strategy.
 • Sam Landenwitsch
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