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Essays on how people learn and develop as they lead.
We write as we build: about how people learn and develop, about the practices behind our work, and about what we are still working out. Most of the essays are by Jonathan Reams.
- 1The Learning Loop series · 9 essays
- 2Leading Clearly · 1 essay
- 3Other essays · 3 essays
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The Learning Loop series
A series on how learning loops work and why, from the weather leaders create, through making distinctions and experimenting, to the rhythm of reflection.
9 March 2026
The Way of the Bricoleur
The Courage to Be in Process
2 March 2026
The Rhythm of Reflection
From Static Expert to Dynamic Process
23 February 2026
Inquiry-in-Action
Leaving the Harbor
16 February 2026
The Art of Making Distinctions
The Navigator's Lens
9 February 2026
The Compass of Discernment
The Art of Finding Your Growth Edge
2 February 2026
Designing Development
Entering the Laboratory
26 January 2026
The Neuroscience of Learning
Turning Friction into Flow
19 January 2026
Leaders Create the Weather
How to Build a Container for Growth
10 January 2026
The Bricoleur’s Manifesto
Returning to the Rhythm of Natural Learning
Leading Clearly
Leading Clearly is a program for managers in three parts: Thinking Clearly, Communicating Clearly and Connecting Clearly. This essay introduces it.
Other essays
Essays outside the series, among them a two-part look at the problem with self-awareness.
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