Why the Right Size Might Be Smaller Than You Think – I was a teenager when my father taught me one of the most important business lessons I’ve ever learned. He didn’t say a word. He just figured out how to be happier. My father ran a towing and car repair business. For years it…

My Presentation On April 21, 2026, I delivered a presentation for the group, “Cultural Autism Studies at Yale.” The presentation was: “Autism and cPTSD: My Lived Experience and Learnings” This page included the slide deck from my presentation, as well as resources. Apologies to everyone who has created a resource or shared information that has…

Are you the Lord of the Manor — or do you work for the Lord of the Manor? This idea popped into my head as I was sitting on a beautiful veranda in Carnernos, one of my favorite wine regions in California. It was lovely — sunshine, gentle breeze, fine wine, good company. Life was…

Those of us of a certain age were part of Y2K. Not just the moment when 1999 slipped into 2000, but the months of focused work leading up to that second. Businesses of all sizes prepared for every foreseeable outcome, based largely on whether or not complex systems underpinning our society would fail, leading to…