The Times of Talent
AI Shrank the Inbox. The Meetings Stayed Put.
Given an AI assistant, people changed what they could change alone. Changing how a team works takes the team.
Eight Questions on Learning and Leadership
How people learn, what makes teams work and how leaders bring out the best in others. Take the quiz, see your score at once and get the full report with every answer explained and where to read more.
Same Team, Twice the Brainpower
Liz Wiseman found that people give some leaders nearly twice as much of their capability as others. Her book Multipliers shows how those leaders do it, and how well-meaning leaders can slip into the opposite.
The Bosses Who Build Other Bosses
Superbosses leave behind a generation of stars. Their habits are easier to borrow than we think.
Leadership BS – Jeffrey Pfeffer · 2015
A Stanford professor invites the leadership field to measure itself by results, an invitation worth accepting.
Atomic Habits – James Clear · 2018
A patient, practical guide to the part of development that happens after the workshop ends.
Talent10: Our Ten Favorites for September 2026
An AI tutor that gives hints, a master who funds his rival and Rembrandt as a talent developer. Our ten picks for September.
Peak – Anders Ericsson and Robert Pool · 2016
Anders Ericsson's own account of how experts get so good, and how purposeful practice can help all of us.
Thanks for the Feedback – Douglas Stone and Sheila Heen · 2014
A warm, practical guide to the other side of feedback: receiving it well.
The Fearless Organization – Amy Edmondson · 2019
Amy Edmondson's research on how leaders help people speak up, and why it pays off.
An Everyone Culture – Robert Kegan and Lisa Lahey · 2016
Robert Kegan and Lisa Lahey visit companies where helping people grow is part of everyday work.
Make It Stick – Peter Brown, Henry Roediger and Mark McDaniel · 2014
Two memory researchers and a writer show how to make learning last.
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When “Awesome” Means “Okay”
“Great start!” “Passt.” “Pas mal.” Three ways to praise, three ways to be misunderstood. A tongue-in-cheek dictionary of American, German and French office talk, the research behind it, and seven habits that get your feedback through.
Your Team Is Talking in Circles. Who Is the Problem?
Three capable people, one launch, and a meeting that ends with someone walking out. Make your call, see what it sets in motion, then find out what kind of problem-solver you are.
You Told Her She Isn’t Ready. Now She’s Pulling Away.
A development conversation went badly, and one of your best people has gone quiet. Make your call, see what it sets in motion, then compare your path with our AI and the research.
You Have Feedback for Tom. When Do You Give It?
A colleague complains about one of your best people, and his development conversation is two weeks away. Make your call, see what it sets in motion, then compare your path with our AI and the research.
Superbosses, Rembrandt and a Quiz: Your September Issue
Leaders who build other leaders, Rembrandt's workshop, a quiz on learning and leadership and fresh science on coaching and AI.
Grow Teachers
In 1913 Maria Montessori filled Carnegie Hall. Within a decade her American movement had faded. She learned that a method lives through the people trained to use it, and spent the rest of her life training them.