Sep 10, 2026 | Capacity-building, Connection, Leadership, Meetings, Taking action
My last newsletter described the overlooked importance of synchrony within an organization. Communal rhythms, routines, and periods of activity and rest can strengthen your team’s shared mission and work. Yet a variety of social, economic, and technological forces...
Aug 8, 2026 | Communication, Connection, Leadership, Taking action
For more than a decade, I have spent a significant portion of every summer living outside the United States. These temporary relocations prompt me to reassess practices that I had long taken for granted—from workplace norms to social policy, parenting to holiday...
Jun 18, 2026 | Communication, Connection, Creativity, Writing & Editing
In my last newsletter, I introduced the concept of transcreation, the art of simultaneously translating, reframing, and ultimately transforming a text for a new audience. In contrast with basic translation or editing, transcreation requires one to identify underlying...
Jun 2, 2026 | Communication, Connection, Writing & Editing
If you spend a lot of time writing, you know that adjusting your text for a new audience can be daunting. In many cases, it does not simply involve surface-level corrections, but instead requires something closer to a wholesale rewrite. You might be a scientific...
Feb 5, 2026 | Communication, Connection, Writing & Editing
When it’s time to write a report, grant proposal, or strategic plan, most people focus on two elements: ideas and words. Yet when I have a writing project on my desk, I actually spend quite a bit of time thinking about a third—and perhaps less obvious—element: the...
Dec 4, 2025 | Capacity-building, Communication, Connection, Leadership
I’ve found that the final weeks of the year have a relentless quality. Depending on your sector, you could be facing some combination of project deadlines, fundraising campaigns, required annual reporting, final exams, or holiday performances. Social...
