Writes Margin. Five minutes on leading, across cultures, in the AI era. Every Tuesday.
Teams
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Nov 3, 2026
No 15 · When a problem between two teams keeps coming back, both sides are waiting for the other to go first.
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Oct 27, 2026
No 14 · A change that moves the final word on the work leaves someone keeping the old way running.
Oct 20, 2026
No 13 · Name the last thing your team stopped doing. When someone mentions what they took away, ask one follow-up question about it before the review moves on.
Oct 13, 2026
No 12 · Asking for help takes courage. When you say you're running low and hand one thing to your team, you make it easier for everyone on the team to ask too.
AI
Oct 6, 2026
No 11 · What AI has changed is the price of exploration. When your department transforms with AI, explore with your people first, then exploit the version that works.
Sep 29, 2026
No 10 · A talent review can miss agency that moves through people. One question that helps a leadership team see agency in more than one shape.
Sep 22, 2026
No 09 · Why a clear five-minute performance conversation comes back, and four questions that change it.
Well-being
Sep 15, 2026
No 08 · AI handed leaders hours back. Being needed in fewer places is the best use of them.
Sep 8, 2026
No 07 · How a title filters what people tell you: the MUM effect, and a week without yours.
Sep 1, 2026
No 06 · A forecast is a translation before it's a number. What to ask your team before acting on one.
Aug 25, 2026
No 05 · Why a star hire turns merely fine: Groysberg's study of more than a thousand analysts who changed firms.
Aug 18, 2026
No 04 · Solving every problem fast trains a team to escalate. The pause that hands ownership back.
Aug 11, 2026
No 03 · The skill organizations rarely train: following well. Robert Kelley's exemplary follower.
Aug 4, 2026
No 02 · How many changes a team can absorb in a year, and the honest count that protects them.
Jul 28, 2026
No 01 · Why agreement fades after a meeting ends, and the ten minutes that keep a decision alive.
