Culture

One Small Theory: Family Traditions Are Just Repeated Moments That Eventually Become Identity

Family traditions are just repeated moments that eventually become identity.

Jun 2 • Brent Raeth

One Small Theory: The Goal Was Always to Let Them Go Well

Yesterday, my youngest son graduated.

May 18 • Brent Raeth

One Small Theory: People Don’t Want to Be Productive. They Want to Feel Unhaunted.

My small theory is that most people do not actually want to be productive.

May 4 • Brent Raeth

The Books That Shaped How I Define Success

Lessons in mindset, teamwork, and responsibility that continue to influence how I lead and live

Apr 17 • Brent Raeth

Rebuilding the Discipline of Thinking

What it actually takes to think clearly in a divided world.

Apr 10 • Brent Raeth

The Death of Nuance

During my last run for school board, I was asked what seemed like a straightforward question.

Apr 9 • Brent Raeth

When Disagreement Became Disqualification

How we stopped debating ideas and started dismissing people.

Apr 6 • Brent Raeth

Speed Is Not the Same as Progress

Not long ago, a teammate at CatchMark walked into my office to show me a new internal process he had built using automation and AI tools.

Mar 20 • Brent Raeth

Automation Will Reward the Competent and Expose the Lazy

A few years ago, a manufacturing company we provide technology support for installed a new automated production system.

Mar 18 • Brent Raeth

Tools Do Not Create Capability

Not long ago I watched a contractor unload a truck full of expensive equipment at a job site.

Mar 17 • Brent Raeth

Transformation Without Culture Change Is Theater

A few years ago I sat in a boardroom listening to a customer leadership team present their “digital transformation” initiative.

Mar 16 • Brent Raeth

Why Curiosity Matters More in the AI Era

Not long ago, I was talking with someone about how they had been using AI tools in their work.

Mar 15 • Brent Raeth

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