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Notes on career development, leadership, and where AI genuinely helps (and where it doesn't).
Personality, Competency, and AI: Why Career Development Finally Has Real Data Behind It
For most of career history, development advice was generic because measuring the individual was too expensive. That constraint is gone.
April 20, 2026 · 6 min read
AI & CareersThe Honest Case for Using AI to Prep for Your Next Interview
Not "AI will get you the job." A narrower, more defensible claim: repetition under realistic pressure is what interview prep actually needs.
April 13, 2026 · 5 min read
AI & CareersWhat AI Can (and Can't) Tell You About Your Career
A useful, unhyped accounting of where AI genuinely helps with career decisions — and where it should stay out of the way.
April 6, 2026 · 6 min read
AI & CareersPracticing Hard Conversations Before They Happen
The case for rehearsing a difficult conversation with an AI roleplay partner before you have it with an actual human who can fire you.
March 30, 2026 · 5 min read
AI & CareersHow AI Coaching Is Changing What "Professional Development" Means
Executive coaching used to be scarce and expensive. AI didn't replace the value of coaching — it changed who can access it and how often.
March 23, 2026 · 6 min read
LeadershipStrategic Thinking Is a Skill, Not a Personality Trait
"Some people just think strategically" is a comforting myth for anyone who hasn't tried to build the skill deliberately.
March 16, 2026 · 5 min read
LeadershipFrom Individual Contributor to Manager: The Competency Shift Nobody Warns You About
The skills that got you promoted into management are frequently not the skills the new job actually needs.
March 9, 2026 · 6 min read
LeadershipWhy Most "Leadership Potential" Assessments Measure the Wrong Thing
Confidence, charisma, and executive presence are easy to spot and weakly correlated with whether someone can actually run a team.
March 2, 2026 · 6 min read
LeadershipManaging Up, Down, and Sideways: The Competency Nobody Trains You For
Most leadership training focuses on managing a team. The harder, less-discussed skill is managing everyone who isn't your direct report.
February 23, 2026 · 5 min read
LeadershipThe Leadership Skills That Don't Show Up on a Resume
Titles and bullet points describe what you did. Promotion decisions are made on something quieter and much harder to fake.
February 16, 2026 · 6 min read
Career DevelopmentThe Case for Measuring Your Career Health Like You'd Measure Your Fitness
Nobody expects to get fitter without tracking anything. Careers deserve the same discipline — and the same single number to check on.
February 9, 2026 · 4 min read
Career DevelopmentCareer Plateaus Are a Data Problem, Not a Motivation Problem
Feeling stuck rarely means you've stopped trying. More often it means you've stopped being able to see what's actually missing.
February 2, 2026 · 5 min read
Career DevelopmentHow to Read a Job Description Like a Strategist, Not a Job Seeker
A job description is a competency map in disguise. Most people skim it for keywords. Here's how to actually read one.
January 26, 2026 · 5 min read
Career DevelopmentThe Skills Gap Nobody Talks About
Not the labor-market skills gap you read about in the news — the personal one, between where you are and the role you actually want next.
January 19, 2026 · 5 min read
Career DevelopmentWhy "Just Work Hard" Isn't a Career Strategy
Effort without a target is just motion. Here's what a real development plan looks like, and why most people never build one.
January 12, 2026 · 6 min read