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March 18, 2021
Matt Johnson

Did we miss the most important lesson from last year?

March 18, 2021
Matt Johnson
Did we miss the most important lesson from last year?

What if our frenetic pace over the last year didn’t give us the time and space we need to see our second mountain?

March 18, 2021
Matt Johnson
March 11, 2021
Matt Johnson

A story about the one thing that makes our world small

March 11, 2021
Matt Johnson
A story about the one thing that makes our world small

Why our human social networks will always be more powerful than any algorithm.

March 11, 2021
Matt Johnson
November 29, 2020
Matt Johnson

This is How a Book can Change Your Life

November 29, 2020
Matt Johnson
This is How a Book can Change Your Life

How a $0.50 book from a thrift store changed everything for me.

November 29, 2020
Matt Johnson
September 20, 2020
Matt Johnson

The Lost Generation

September 20, 2020
Matt Johnson
The Lost Generation

The lost generations help us find ourselves.

September 20, 2020
Matt Johnson
August 23, 2020
Matt Johnson

It’s Time to Put the Pen Down

August 23, 2020
Matt Johnson
It’s Time to Put the Pen Down

An update on the book called Work Songs.

August 23, 2020
Matt Johnson
April 27, 2020
Matt Johnson

The Book is Done

April 27, 2020
Matt Johnson
The Book is Done

It’s been a chain of long days and late nights, but we made it.

April 27, 2020
Matt Johnson
April 25, 2019
Matt Johnson

This Is An Announcement

April 25, 2019
Matt Johnson
This Is An Announcement

A fresh look at the road ahead and the jobs to be done.

April 25, 2019
Matt Johnson
April 16, 2019
Matt Johnson

Maybe We Should Stop Talking About Employee Engagement

April 16, 2019
Matt Johnson
Maybe We Should Stop Talking About Employee Engagement

Employee disengagement is not a crisis of management, it’s a crisis of the mind.

April 16, 2019
Matt Johnson
March 19, 2019
Matt Johnson

Our Last Three Months: Late Nights and Calloused Minds

March 19, 2019
Matt Johnson
Our Last Three Months: Late Nights and Calloused Minds

The story of the last 90 days, and the lessons we learned.

March 19, 2019
Matt Johnson
March 13, 2019
Matt Johnson

Why You Will Only Tell Six Good Stories In Your Life

March 13, 2019
Matt Johnson
Why You Will Only Tell Six Good Stories In Your Life

How one man helped the world understand the shape of a great story, and how you can use that to create your own.

March 13, 2019
Matt Johnson
March 4, 2019
Matt Johnson

This is What Happens When We Outsource Our Self-Esteem

March 4, 2019
Matt Johnson
This is What Happens When We Outsource Our Self-Esteem

Outsourced self-esteem may be an old idea, but it is on the rise in workplaces today. Read this one to learn what you can do about it.

March 4, 2019
Matt Johnson
February 19, 2019
Matt Johnson

Your Story Will Expire

February 19, 2019
Matt Johnson
Your Story Will Expire

Companies are more likely to fail today than at any point in history. If you want to survive, let your old stories die.

February 19, 2019
Matt Johnson
February 12, 2019
Matt Johnson

Sometimes We Don't Know What We're Doing

February 12, 2019
Matt Johnson
Sometimes We Don't Know What We're Doing

The story of why many South Pacific islanders built runways, bamboo air traffic control towers, wooden airplanes, and more to try to summon the shipments back that the Americans brought during World War II. This one will change the way you see workplace complexity.

February 12, 2019
Matt Johnson
February 4, 2019
Matt Johnson

How Henry Ford and Thomas Edison Can Transform the Way We Work

February 4, 2019
Matt Johnson
How Henry Ford and Thomas Edison Can Transform the Way We Work

In 1914, Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, Harvey Firestone, and John Burroughs went on a road trip to the Everglades in Florida. It was the first of over ten trips that the group would take together. Read this one to learn how the ideas they discussed on those trips might transform the work you do.

February 4, 2019
Matt Johnson
January 22, 2019
Matt Johnson

To The Man Who Led a Meeting Covered in Blood

January 22, 2019
Matt Johnson
To The Man Who Led a Meeting Covered in Blood

The story of how a Detroit power company survived the worst recession since 1929. Read this one to understand the one thing that leaders must do to drive change in their organizations.

January 22, 2019
Matt Johnson
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