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The ebook of The Knot is on sale today for less than $5 in the US. Thanks for checking it out. Also, here's a preview of the three-book holiday bundle. It's limited to the first 170 fol ...

When an organization is struggling, it's tempting for the boss to blame the team. I'm not sure the evidence supports this. After all, other similar organizations are thriving-draw ...

Design of any kind requires empathy. If you're making it for yourself, it's a hobby. Everything else is for someone else. Great designers know who it's for. And the design is for ...

This is a choice we rarely name. Putting effort into how much ambiguity we can handle can define a career and give us a path forward in our social and cultural interactions as well. Our desire for ...

The cultural impresario has always had leverage. Invest time and money and put on a show. Start a cable network, a book publishing company or become a concert promoter. You're the gatekeeper,

A long time ago, football coaches realized that watching previous games was a good way to help players learn to do better. Alas, the only thing we do with "this call may be recorded ...

For an upcoming blog post, I'm collecting a list of small businesses that are worth bypassing Amazon for. Holiday shopping is around the corner, and sometimes people want to put in the effort ...

In his farewell address, he said, "Our detached and distant situation invites and enables us to pursue a different course." It's easy to fall in love with the idea that we live in ...

There's an overlooked power tool right in front of us. Every individual and organization can use it well, but rarely does. I could write a book on this, but here's the post instead: Syn ...

Futility: It might feel like it doesn't matter.Fear: Of choosing wrong, or doing it wrong.Responsibility: It isn't given, it's taken. Which is why so many leave it on the table.Possibility: Showing ...