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Michel Hebert

Michel Hebert

Writer, consultant, and endurance cyclist. I explore how we navigate complexity on the road, in our systems, and in each other. These essays trace ethics, attention, and what we owe along the way.

📍 Canada

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."

Designing in the Dark

"Designing in the dark is not a metaphor. It’s what we do every time we set out with only partial knowledge, hoping the road we’ve planned will carry us through."

We Regret Nothing

"I’ll be working through a headwind or climbing a hill, lost in the blur of greens, browns, and greys: trees, ditches, shoulders. It all blends into one long smear of effort. Then I remember to look."

Why Difference Still Matters

"We can be close. But closeness isn’t the same as sameness. Friendship lasts longer when we remember that. Because you can be friends with someone and still insist they respect your difference."