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Leading like people matter.
Writing on compassionate leadership — the practical kind, not the poster kind. All of it free, all of it ungated. Read it, use it, steal it, never pay us a penny. That’s rather the point.
Language · 6 min
Why “resource” is the most expensive word in your business
The word feels efficient. It’s quietly costing you discretionary effort, retention, and the benefit of the doubt — here’s the mechanism.
Leadership · 8 min
Compassion isn't soft. It's the hardest discipline in leadership.
Being kind when it’s easy is nothing. The skill is holding the line on both results and humanity when everything’s on fire.
Story · 4 min
The nicest thing a boss ever did for me cost nothing
No budget, no policy, no away-day. Just one leader who noticed a human being was having a hard week — and acted like it.
How-to · 5 min
Pushing back on dehumanising language without becoming the office killjoy
A short, kind, repeatable script for the next time someone “resources up” — that changes the room without starting a fight.
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