Last week I attended the Lead Where You Stand conference with New York Times columnist David Brooks. As always, Brooks was insightful across a range of topics.

Some years ago, I had the pleasure of meeting Doug Greene, CEO and founder of New Hope Network, a natural products purveyor and convener of Natural Foods Expo. Every month Doug blocks off a day on his calendar to work on the business, rather than in the business.

Some years ago, I had the pleasure of meeting Doug Greene, CEO and founder of New Hope Network, a natural products purveyor and convener of Natural Foods Expo. Every month Doug blocks off a day on his calendar to work on the business, rather than in the business.

Tesla is laying off workers as electric vehicle sales slow to a crawl. Peloton, the “connected fitness” company that rocketed to stardom during the Pandemic, is jettisoning its CEO and undergoing another round of job cuts as sales lag.

I began my career as an LA-based journalist writing for magazines (remember them?)…