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June 2026

DEI DIDN'T DIE. THE PERFORMANCE OF IT DID.

Two years after the rollback headlines started, the data tells a quieter story: most companies didn't kill DEI — they killed the theater. Here's what survives, and what to build instead.

Talent Leader · The Take

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Talent Leader · The Diagnosis

YOUR BEST PEOPLE AREN'T LEAVING FOR MORE MONEY. THEY'RE LEAVING TO GET PROMOTED.

Internal mobility isn't a perk program. It's the leak in your retention strategy. Here's the one structural fix most organizations refuse to make — and what it costs them not to.

June 20266 min read

Talent Leader · The Framework

WHY SMART COMPANIES DON'T HIRE ALONE

The real cost isn't outside hiring help. It's a critical role sitting open for four months — or rebuilding after the wrong senior hire six months later.

June 20268 min read

Founder · The Diagnosis

WHEN SHOULD A STARTUP HIRE ITS FIRST TALENT LEADER?

Most startups don't hire their first talent leader because they're ready. They hire because they're tired. The question isn't whether you can afford a talent leader — it's whether you can afford what hiring without one is already costing you.

April 20258 min read

Founder · The Framework

WHY FOUNDERS MISTAKE HIRING SPEED FOR HIRING STRATEGY

Founders are trained to move fast. But the same instinct that drives early growth often undermines hiring as companies scale. Hiring is a low-reversibility decision hiding inside a high-speed company — and it deserves a different kind of rigor.

April 20257 min read

Talent Leader · The Diagnosis

YOUR HIRING TECH STACK ISN'T BROKEN. YOUR HIRING JUDGMENT IS.

The global HR tech market is growing toward $70 billion. And candidate experiences keep getting worse. Recruiting doesn't have a tooling problem. It has a capability problem — and you cannot automate your way out of it.

March 20259 min read

Senior Leader · The Take

WHY JOB HUNTING FEELS SO DEHUMANIZING RIGHT NOW

If the process makes you feel invisible, that's information — not about your worth, but about the environment you're being asked to enter. The market changed. Your signal needs to change with it.

March 20255 min read

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