Culture & Community

There Is a Difference Between Being Kind and Being Nice

Being nice is often about making people feel comfortable. Being kind is about doing what is right for them, even when it makes everyone uncomfortable.

Oct 14 • Brent Raeth

My New Book Is Here: Think Outside the Box

Why Our Greatest Problems Persist and How Curiosity and Courage Can Fix Them.

Oct 6 • Brent Raeth

We Want Progress, as Long as Nothing Changes

How the changes in Whitehall got me thinking about our relentless appetite for complaint.

Sep 24 • Brent Raeth

We Are Raising Children for a Life That Does Not Exist

By removing struggle, negotiating away failure, and presenting success without its cost, we risk sending young people into adulthood unprepared for the…

Sep 23 • Brent Raeth

Education Is Too Heavy to Move at the Speed of the Future

The structure surrounding learning has become an obstacle to preparing students for what comes next.

Sep 22 • Brent Raeth

Generational Narcissism

Different generations can use different language to justify the same habit: putting themselves first.

Sep 21 • Brent Raeth

Give People the Benefit of the Doubt

We know almost nothing about what is happening in someone else’s life, yet we are remarkably quick to write the rest of their story.

Sep 2 • Brent Raeth

Courage Is Becoming a Competitive Advantage

We have built so much fear into the way we work that simply being willing to face something difficult is starting to look extraordinary.

Aug 18 • Brent Raeth

Kindness Without Honesty Is Not Kindness

Sometimes the most caring thing a leader can do is tell someone the truth they would rather not hear.

Aug 14 • Brent Raeth

The Work That Looks Like Progress

How productive distractions fool us into feeling accomplished while the real work remains undone.

Jul 30 • Brent Raeth

You Do Not Have the Right to Never Be Offended

Why emotional resilience, honest disagreement, and learning to live among imperfect people are essential to a healthy society.

Jul 24 • Brent Raeth

The Best Leadership Book I Can Recommend

How one audiobook changed the way I learn, reflect, and lead.

Jul 23 • Brent Raeth

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