Richard Brisebois
@brisebois.bsky.social
Helping managers develop their craft through thoughtful coaching and strategy.
Newsletter on the Craft of Management: brisebois.substack.com (free, always).
Entrepreneur. Ex-@McGillU professor.
Music and stories.
Newsletter on the Craft of Management: brisebois.substack.com (free, always).
Entrepreneur. Ex-@McGillU professor.
Music and stories.
The next time someone says "this is a game changer!," ask these three questions:
1. What game?
2. Whose game?
3. What's changing: the rules or the configuration of the game?
1. What game?
2. Whose game?
3. What's changing: the rules or the configuration of the game?
June 9, 2025 at 1:18 PM
The next time someone says "this is a game changer!," ask these three questions:
1. What game?
2. Whose game?
3. What's changing: the rules or the configuration of the game?
1. What game?
2. Whose game?
3. What's changing: the rules or the configuration of the game?
Stop crowdsourcing your content.
You're supposed to be the chef, not asking diners what's for dinner.
If you're a 'thought leader,' lead... with YOUR own thoughts.
You're supposed to be the chef, not asking diners what's for dinner.
If you're a 'thought leader,' lead... with YOUR own thoughts.
June 2, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Stop crowdsourcing your content.
You're supposed to be the chef, not asking diners what's for dinner.
If you're a 'thought leader,' lead... with YOUR own thoughts.
You're supposed to be the chef, not asking diners what's for dinner.
If you're a 'thought leader,' lead... with YOUR own thoughts.
"I see potential in you that you don't see in yourself" is still you making a judgment call based on your evaluation skills.
Viktor Frankl's radical move is abandoning the assessment game entirely. Present people with visions that exceed everyone's predictive capacity - including your own.
Viktor Frankl's radical move is abandoning the assessment game entirely. Present people with visions that exceed everyone's predictive capacity - including your own.
May 30, 2025 at 1:18 PM
"I see potential in you that you don't see in yourself" is still you making a judgment call based on your evaluation skills.
Viktor Frankl's radical move is abandoning the assessment game entirely. Present people with visions that exceed everyone's predictive capacity - including your own.
Viktor Frankl's radical move is abandoning the assessment game entirely. Present people with visions that exceed everyone's predictive capacity - including your own.
Kitchen-table approach. Hard copy required.
May 27, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Kitchen-table approach. Hard copy required.
You can't control the narrative.
Your team notices not just what you do, but what you choose not to do.
Not just who you praise, but who you overlook.
Not just when you listen, but when you dismiss.
Every non-action speaks as loudly as action.
What's your silence saying?
Your team notices not just what you do, but what you choose not to do.
Not just who you praise, but who you overlook.
Not just when you listen, but when you dismiss.
Every non-action speaks as loudly as action.
What's your silence saying?
May 24, 2025 at 1:18 PM
You can't control the narrative.
Your team notices not just what you do, but what you choose not to do.
Not just who you praise, but who you overlook.
Not just when you listen, but when you dismiss.
Every non-action speaks as loudly as action.
What's your silence saying?
Your team notices not just what you do, but what you choose not to do.
Not just who you praise, but who you overlook.
Not just when you listen, but when you dismiss.
Every non-action speaks as loudly as action.
What's your silence saying?
America spent more than $880 billion just on interest on its debt last year buff.ly/ZVJLf0D
May 21, 2025 at 1:18 PM
America spent more than $880 billion just on interest on its debt last year buff.ly/ZVJLf0D
Wendell Berry on standards for technological innovation:
1. The new tool should be cheaper than the one it replaces.
2. It should be at least as small in scale as the one it replaces.
3. It should do work that is clearly and demonstrably better than the one it replaces.
1. The new tool should be cheaper than the one it replaces.
2. It should be at least as small in scale as the one it replaces.
3. It should do work that is clearly and demonstrably better than the one it replaces.
May 17, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Wendell Berry on standards for technological innovation:
1. The new tool should be cheaper than the one it replaces.
2. It should be at least as small in scale as the one it replaces.
3. It should do work that is clearly and demonstrably better than the one it replaces.
1. The new tool should be cheaper than the one it replaces.
2. It should be at least as small in scale as the one it replaces.
3. It should do work that is clearly and demonstrably better than the one it replaces.
They whisper it at breaks, like confessing a secret:
"I'm first-generation college too. Working class background."
brisebois.substack.com/p/owning-you...
"I'm first-generation college too. Working class background."
brisebois.substack.com/p/owning-you...
You're in the Room: Stop Justifying, Start Leading
Stop questioning if you belong in leadership positions. Learn to overcome impostor syndrome and own your place at the table with confidence.
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May 16, 2025 at 1:35 PM
They whisper it at breaks, like confessing a secret:
"I'm first-generation college too. Working class background."
brisebois.substack.com/p/owning-you...
"I'm first-generation college too. Working class background."
brisebois.substack.com/p/owning-you...
Go ahead, be stupid!
At the workplace, at home, at school,
the only stupid question is the question that is not asked,
the only stupid comment is the comment that is not made, and
the only stupid idea or suggestion is the one that is not shared.
So, go ahead, by all means… be stupid!
At the workplace, at home, at school,
the only stupid question is the question that is not asked,
the only stupid comment is the comment that is not made, and
the only stupid idea or suggestion is the one that is not shared.
So, go ahead, by all means… be stupid!
May 16, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Go ahead, be stupid!
At the workplace, at home, at school,
the only stupid question is the question that is not asked,
the only stupid comment is the comment that is not made, and
the only stupid idea or suggestion is the one that is not shared.
So, go ahead, by all means… be stupid!
At the workplace, at home, at school,
the only stupid question is the question that is not asked,
the only stupid comment is the comment that is not made, and
the only stupid idea or suggestion is the one that is not shared.
So, go ahead, by all means… be stupid!
"When my boss told me to 'calm down,' a wave of tranquility washed over me.
I suddenly saw the folly of my actions.
That was all I needed to spend the rest of the day calm, collected, and in service of others", said no one ever.
I suddenly saw the folly of my actions.
That was all I needed to spend the rest of the day calm, collected, and in service of others", said no one ever.
May 15, 2025 at 1:18 PM
"When my boss told me to 'calm down,' a wave of tranquility washed over me.
I suddenly saw the folly of my actions.
That was all I needed to spend the rest of the day calm, collected, and in service of others", said no one ever.
I suddenly saw the folly of my actions.
That was all I needed to spend the rest of the day calm, collected, and in service of others", said no one ever.
They renamed 'giving orders' to 'cascading priorities' and wondered why the employee survey remained unchanged.
May 14, 2025 at 1:18 PM
They renamed 'giving orders' to 'cascading priorities' and wondered why the employee survey remained unchanged.
AI Experts Share Worry About Misinformation, Not Job Losses buff.ly/hQT5br2
April 30, 2025 at 1:18 PM
AI Experts Share Worry About Misinformation, Not Job Losses buff.ly/hQT5br2
As with last year, executive pay data in the UK shows that CEOs worked less than three days in 2025 to surpass the annual pay of the median worker.
FTSE 100 bosses make more money in less than three days than the average worker does in a year - High Pay Centre
The High Pay Centre estimates that FTSE 100 CEOs' earnings for 2025 will surpass the median UK worker’s full time annual salary today, just before midday on Monday 6 January
buff.ly
April 29, 2025 at 1:18 PM
As with last year, executive pay data in the UK shows that CEOs worked less than three days in 2025 to surpass the annual pay of the median worker.
hey Canada-
Time to vote!
If you’ve done so already, great!
If you haven’t done it yet, go to your civic duty.
If you choose not to, then you’re not allowed to make any comments about politics for the next four years.
Time to vote!
If you’ve done so already, great!
If you haven’t done it yet, go to your civic duty.
If you choose not to, then you’re not allowed to make any comments about politics for the next four years.
April 28, 2025 at 1:28 PM
hey Canada-
Time to vote!
If you’ve done so already, great!
If you haven’t done it yet, go to your civic duty.
If you choose not to, then you’re not allowed to make any comments about politics for the next four years.
Time to vote!
If you’ve done so already, great!
If you haven’t done it yet, go to your civic duty.
If you choose not to, then you’re not allowed to make any comments about politics for the next four years.
This is a bit of a rant. But it’s also a defense of rigor, discernment, and the kind of thinking that takes time.
open.substack.com/pub/briseboi...
open.substack.com/pub/briseboi...
"I’ve Done My Research." No, You Haven’t. You Just Googled It.
A short rant. Or a plea. Or both.
open.substack.com
April 23, 2025 at 5:11 PM
This is a bit of a rant. But it’s also a defense of rigor, discernment, and the kind of thinking that takes time.
open.substack.com/pub/briseboi...
open.substack.com/pub/briseboi...
Reposted by Richard Brisebois
I don’t remember my parents ever “keeping us entertained” over the school holidays. We had to figure that out for ourselves.
April 13, 2025 at 10:58 PM
I don’t remember my parents ever “keeping us entertained” over the school holidays. We had to figure that out for ourselves.
The Slow Unraveling of Democracy
Some hold their opinions like shields, warding off anything that might unsettle their certainty. Dialogue is unnecessary when you already have the answers.
Some hold their opinions like shields, warding off anything that might unsettle their certainty. Dialogue is unnecessary when you already have the answers.
April 4, 2025 at 1:18 PM
The Slow Unraveling of Democracy
Some hold their opinions like shields, warding off anything that might unsettle their certainty. Dialogue is unnecessary when you already have the answers.
Some hold their opinions like shields, warding off anything that might unsettle their certainty. Dialogue is unnecessary when you already have the answers.
Email still alive and kicking
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buff.ly/WTZMlnZ
April 3, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Email still alive and kicking
buff.ly/WTZMlnZ
buff.ly/WTZMlnZ
Democracy’s Forgotten Basics
It seems we’ve lost sight of something painfully obvious about democracy. It’s not rocket science—it comes down to three basic things working together.
It seems we’ve lost sight of something painfully obvious about democracy. It’s not rocket science—it comes down to three basic things working together.
April 2, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Democracy’s Forgotten Basics
It seems we’ve lost sight of something painfully obvious about democracy. It’s not rocket science—it comes down to three basic things working together.
It seems we’ve lost sight of something painfully obvious about democracy. It’s not rocket science—it comes down to three basic things working together.
Once a month I put out a curated list of articles and research on management and leadership.
It’s coming out tomorrow.
Subscribe here Brisebois.substack.com
It’s coming out tomorrow.
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The Craft of Management | Richard Brisebois | Substack
A weekly exploration of leadership, strategy, and decision-making—sharpening our ability to see the whole board through reflection, inquiry, and curated insights. Click to read The Craft of Management...
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March 31, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Once a month I put out a curated list of articles and research on management and leadership.
It’s coming out tomorrow.
Subscribe here Brisebois.substack.com
It’s coming out tomorrow.
Subscribe here Brisebois.substack.com
Jamie Dimon on JPMorgan's DEI-related programs:"I saw how we were spending money on some of this stupid shit, and it really pissed me off," and threatening to cancel them because "I don't like wasted money in bureaucracy." (...)
March 28, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Jamie Dimon on JPMorgan's DEI-related programs:"I saw how we were spending money on some of this stupid shit, and it really pissed me off," and threatening to cancel them because "I don't like wasted money in bureaucracy." (...)
Wrote a thing. Sent the thing. Sharing the thing.
The Math Behind Our Silence
What I learned about why we compromise at work
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March 27, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Wrote a thing. Sent the thing. Sharing the thing.