The Inner Workings Blog
Some of the things on my mind.
Broken Crayons Still Color – It’s Never Over
There is a saying I keep coming back to: broken crayons still color. Six words. That’s all it is. But every time I sit with it, something in me exhales. Because if I’m being honest, there are seasons where I have felt exactly like that. Snapped in half. Worn down...
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Stop Waiting to Be Picked
Stop Waiting to Be Picked You’ve done the work. You have outperformed. You’ve been patient. It’s time to stop waiting for someone else to recognize what you already know. You know the feeling. You’ve hit every metric, led every initiative, and showed up in ways that weren’t even in your...
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Book Recommendation: Multipliers – The Book That Made Me Rethink How I Lead
Multiplier? Diminisher? Accidental Diminisher? I have read a lot of leadership books. Most of them get skimmed, nodded at, and shelved. Multipliers by Liz Wiseman is not one of those books. It is the rare read that made me stop mid-sentence and think about specific conversations I have had with...
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2026 Detroit Field Office Trade Day Recap
Detroit Trade Day 2026: The People Made the Trip I spent a few days in Detroit this month, most of it built around the 15th Annual Detroit Field Office Trade Day at Huntington Place. On paper, the trip was about compliance content: executive order updates, exclusion orders, supply chain security....
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