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Latest — 29 Mar 2026

Stablecoins Get a Framework. Now What?

There’s a particular kind of meeting that follows a new technology getting its first credible framework. Someone read a headline that someone else forwarded. By the time I'm in the room, the questions are already running ahead of the facts. Are we missing something? Is this where

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Faithful Execution: Lessons from the Stryker Incident

In mid-March, Stryker, a major medical technology company, experienced a significant cyber disruption. A group calling itself Handala claimed responsibility, describing a large-scale wipe of devices and internal systems. As with many early-stage incidents, the details are still emerging. Stryker has confirmed a global disruption to its internal Microsoft environment

The Quiet Breach: Lessons from the Wynn Resorts Incident

In late February, a cyber-extortion group claimed it had exfiltrated roughly 800,000 employee records from Wynn Resorts. The ransom demand: 22.34 Bitcoin, or about $1.5 million USD. No darkened casino floors, no halted operations, no dramatic shutdowns. Just a claim. And a clock. Wynn confirmed unauthorized access

Human Judgment in the Age of AI

How AI is changing the role of the analyst I. The First Draft I was sitting at my desk, looking at a paragraph that had appeared in seconds. It looked finished, or close enough to seem that way. But it didn’t sound like me, and that was what stopped

The Work in Front of Us

How small choices and steady effort shape change over time I first read the story years ago, on a flight home from a client engagement on organizational change. I had picked up the book at a Hudson News without much thought, the way you reach for something small when you

The Shape of Advice

"You need to make space for someone else to carry the question forward and to trust they will, in their own way, on their own terms, with more clarity than before."

How It All Adds Up: Notes from the 2025 MS Ride

“What made it meaningful wasn’t the distance we covered. It was the way people kept showing up for each other.”

Much Ado About Chafing

“That’s the thing about comfort. You chase it, obsess over it, maybe even achieve it for a stretch, but it’s the discomfort you remember.”

Resilience Is Not Enough

“Attackers want us confused, reactive, and alone. And too often, our systems assume the same: that you’ll solve this by yourself.”

Start Here: What Cadence and Consequence Is (and Isn’t)

"This is not a newsletter in the usual sense. There’s no manifesto, no playbook, no promise of regularity. What you’ll find here is quieter than that. Just an ongoing attempt to think in public. To ride, reflect, and return."