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AI & Technology

When the People Who Built It Start Saying What We've Been Living

In May 2026, Chris Olah (co-founder of Anthropic) stood in the Vatican and said something that most AI companies still won’t say out loud.

June 15, 2026 Read on Substack →

AI & Technology

Mathematical Structures That Appear in Nature Without Being Asked To

April 21, 2026 Read →

Governance & Nonprofits

The Matrix Map: A Powerful Tool for Mission-Focused Nonprofits

April 10, 2014 Read →

Governance & Nonprofits

What Have You Done For Me Lately?

April 17, 2013 Read →

Governance & Nonprofits

If You Can't Say Anything Nice...

August 20, 2012 Read →

Governance & Nonprofits

Death of a Thousand Cuts

August 28, 2012 Read →

Governance & Nonprofits

Founder's Syndrome: Is This You?

August 31, 2012 Read →

Governance & Nonprofits

All Chiefs, No Indians

December 31, 2013 Read →

Governance & Nonprofits

Top 5 Governance Challenges and Solutions

February 13, 2018 Read →

Governance & Nonprofits

TED 2013 - Dan Pallotta: The Way We Think About Charity Is Dead Wrong

January 16, 2014 Read →

Governance & Nonprofits

Leading With Intent 2015: BoardSource

January 29, 2015 Read →

Governance & Nonprofits

Taking Toys and Going Home

January 6, 2013 Read →

Governance & Nonprofits

They Won't if You Won't

July 24, 2012 Read →

Governance & Nonprofits

Understanding Board vs. Board Member

July 28, 2014 Read →

Governance & Nonprofits

Feedback to Date

July 30, 2012 Read →

Governance & Nonprofits

All Hammers and No Saws

June 11, 2013 Read →

Governance & Nonprofits

Focus Your Nonprofit With A Strategic Plan

March 12, 2013 Read →

Governance & Nonprofits

Don't be afraid to confront challenges

May 16, 2016 Read →

Governance & Nonprofits

Volunteer Management: Like Herding Cats?

May 22, 2013 Read →

Governance & Nonprofits

Ego And Process Over Action

November 17, 2012 Read →

Governance & Nonprofits

BoardSource's Leadership Forum 2013

November 21, 2013 Read →

Governance & Nonprofits

When Is It Time To Move On?

October 11, 2012 Read →

Governance & Nonprofits

Run It Like A Business

October 18, 2012 Read →

Governance & Nonprofits

Now Available on Kindle!

September 10, 2013 Read →

Governance & Nonprofits

Rambling Meetings

September 12, 2012 Read →

Governance & Nonprofits

The Critic

September 14, 2012 Read →

Governance & Nonprofits

Over Promise, Under Deliver

September 19, 2012 Read →

Governance & Nonprofits

Seattle 24x7 Book Review

September 24, 2012 Read →

Governance & Nonprofits

Silo Culture

September 6, 2012 Read →

Governance & Nonprofits

Don't Just Beg...Engage!

September 8, 2012 Read →

Leadership & Strategy

If You Want Something Done, Give It to a Busy Person

August 28, 2012 Read →

Leadership & Strategy

Thought for Today: Whose Time Is It?

August 31, 2019 Read →

Leadership & Strategy

Professional and Affinity Associations as Change Agents

August 9, 2015 Read →

Leadership & Strategy

The Courage in Self-Awareness

December 13, 2013 Read →

Leadership & Strategy

Bald Tires

December 21, 2012 Read →

Leadership & Strategy

When Companies Should—and Shouldn’t—Hire Outside CEOs

February 10, 2016 Read →

Leadership & Strategy

The CoderDojo Movement: A Farmers Market in a Drive-Up World

February 13, 2018 Read →

Leadership & Strategy

The Art of Listening

February 25, 2013 Read →

Leadership & Strategy

Why You Need Emotional Intelligence to Succeed

January 13, 2015 Read →

Leadership & Strategy

Tired of wasting time in meetings? Try this

January 20, 2017 Read →

Leadership & Strategy

How Not to React to Constructive Criticism

January 5, 2013 Read →

Leadership & Strategy

Heeding the Call of Leadership

January 6, 2014 Read →

Leadership & Strategy

El Matador

July 12, 2012 Read →

Leadership & Strategy

Bell Bottoms and Platform Shoes Are Back

July 17, 2012 Read →

Leadership & Strategy

Lead, Follow...and Inspire

July 20, 2012 Read →

Leadership & Strategy

Strength Beyond Numbers

July 27, 2012 Read →

Leadership & Strategy

Confusing Value With Cost

July 31, 2012 Read →

Leadership & Strategy

New Coalition Pushes for Computer Science in K-12 Schools

March 9, 2016 Read →

Leadership & Strategy

Watch: Sheryl Sandberg's powerful and emotional commencement speech on building resilience

May 16, 2016 Read →

Leadership & Strategy

On the Day I Die: a powerful reminder from John Pavlovitz

May 17, 2016 Read →

Leadership & Strategy

Have You Considered...?

May 2, 2013 Read →

Leadership & Strategy

Setting Priorities

November 13, 2012 Read →

Leadership & Strategy

Why Every Community Needs CoderDojo

November 23, 2016 Read →

Leadership & Strategy

The Golden Rule(s)

September 8, 2012 Read →

Technology & Media

Open Mouth, Insert Foot: Calling All Lazy Self-Publishers!

August 29, 2012 Read →

Technology & Media

How Not to Mobilise Your Network

July 30, 2014 Read →

Technology & Media

Full Steam Ahead!

October 17, 2013 Read →

Reflections

The Fall of Common Courtesy?

April 22, 2013 Read →

Reflections

Gratitude and Fear

December 14, 2012 Read →

Reflections

Peaceful Choices

July 29, 2012 Read →

Reflections

Finding Your X-Factor

June 10, 2013 Read →

Reflections

The Curtain

November 17, 2012 Read →

Reflections

Flowing

October 28, 2012 Read →

Reflections

Unlinking the Chain

October 8, 2012 Read →

Reflections

The Balance Point

September 16, 2012 Read →