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.
It's the difference between being a talent scout and being a possibility presenter.
May 30, 2025 at 1:18 PM
It's the difference between being a talent scout and being a possibility presenter.
The difference between "I think you can do more" and "Here's what might be possible beyond what any of us can imagine."
The former still makes you the arbiter of someone's potential. The latter admits that potential transcends anyone's ability to assess it.
The former still makes you the arbiter of someone's potential. The latter admits that potential transcends anyone's ability to assess it.
May 30, 2025 at 1:18 PM
The difference between "I think you can do more" and "Here's what might be possible beyond what any of us can imagine."
The former still makes you the arbiter of someone's potential. The latter admits that potential transcends anyone's ability to assess it.
The former still makes you the arbiter of someone's potential. The latter admits that potential transcends anyone's ability to assess it.
9. It should not replace or disrupt anything good that already exists, and this includes family and community relationships.
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May 17, 2025 at 1:18 PM
9. It should not replace or disrupt anything good that already exists, and this includes family and community relationships.
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7. It should be purchasable and repairable as near to home as possible.
8. It should come from a small, privately owned shop or store that will take it back for maintenance and repair.
and
8. It should come from a small, privately owned shop or store that will take it back for maintenance and repair.
and
May 17, 2025 at 1:18 PM
7. It should be purchasable and repairable as near to home as possible.
8. It should come from a small, privately owned shop or store that will take it back for maintenance and repair.
and
8. It should come from a small, privately owned shop or store that will take it back for maintenance and repair.
and
4. It should use less energy than the one it replaces.
5. If possible, it should use some form of solar energy, such as that of the body.
6. It should be repairable by a person of ordinary intelligence, provided that he or she has the necessary tools.
5. If possible, it should use some form of solar energy, such as that of the body.
6. It should be repairable by a person of ordinary intelligence, provided that he or she has the necessary tools.
May 17, 2025 at 1:18 PM
4. It should use less energy than the one it replaces.
5. If possible, it should use some form of solar energy, such as that of the body.
6. It should be repairable by a person of ordinary intelligence, provided that he or she has the necessary tools.
5. If possible, it should use some form of solar energy, such as that of the body.
6. It should be repairable by a person of ordinary intelligence, provided that he or she has the necessary tools.
One silences debate with noise. The other with absence. Both, in different ways, hollow out the system that is meant to empower them.
A democracy does not erode all at once. It frays at the edges, worn down by those who refuse to engage and those who refuse to listen.
A democracy does not erode all at once. It frays at the edges, worn down by those who refuse to engage and those who refuse to listen.
April 4, 2025 at 1:18 PM
One silences debate with noise. The other with absence. Both, in different ways, hollow out the system that is meant to empower them.
A democracy does not erode all at once. It frays at the edges, worn down by those who refuse to engage and those who refuse to listen.
A democracy does not erode all at once. It frays at the edges, worn down by those who refuse to engage and those who refuse to listen.
Others shrug, convinced that their voice is too small to matter. A single vote against the tide; what difference could it make?
April 4, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Others shrug, convinced that their voice is too small to matter. A single vote against the tide; what difference could it make?