The Fear Tax Nobody Puts On The P&L
Fear doesn't show up in your quarterly report until the damage is done. Here's what 136 independent research samples tell us about the price of interpersonal risk.
January 12, 2026·6 minRead essay
The Journal
Field Notes
…essays, memoir, and margin notes.
Short essays on the book, the road, the archive, and the rooms where all of it began.
What Bravo Nurses Taught Me About Culture
A 16-month longitudinal study of care in a nursing home ended up being a business book. Here's the moment I realized it.
December 20, 2025·5 minRead essay
Sunday Notes: On Not Selling Emotions
The book is not about making everyone feel. It's about noticing what's already there — and how much of it your organization was quietly built on top of.
December 8, 2025·4 minRead essay
The Comedy Store Wall & The Long Apprenticeship
Mitzi Shore didn't ask about my day job. She asked if I could make her laugh. The rest was work.
November 28, 2025·5 minRead essay
Brooklyn, Italian, and the Emotional Grammar You Inherit
Every family teaches an emotional grammar. Mine taught me that a table is a strategy — and that no meeting ever really starts on time.
November 10, 2025·6 minRead essay
Inside the Norman Seeff Archive
A conversation with the photographer who caught Ray Charles, Joni, and Steve Jobs — and taught me what patience looks like on film.
October 22, 2025·8 minRead essay
…more essays on the way.