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Anchored in Practice

Monthly essays on the things that actually matter in the work we do and what it really takes to lead well over time.

Newsletter · By Brandi Michelle · English · Official site

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  1. Issue · Aug 12, 2026

    The Question is the Problem (opens the original)

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    A note before you read: If you are subscriber, you probably already received a different version of this piece. Please discard it. I wrote it last night and scheduled it to go out this morning. When it popped up in my own inbox I read it again and immediately thought to myself, no, this is not a piece I want to leave out there. It was written at the end of a long day and it showed. So I unpublished it and rewrote it. What you have in front of you now is the version I intended.Thank you for your

  2. Issue · Jul 17, 2026

    Every Leader Leaves a Harvest (opens the original)

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    I once worked for a restaurant company where one of its locations was, by almost every measure the business used, performing well. Strong sales. Consistent numbers. A high-grossing store.Yet it had the highest turnover in the region. It cycled through managers at a rate that should have raised serious questions. When we sent new managers there for training, which is where you send your high-potential people to learn from the best, something kept happening. Candidates who had interviewed well, sc

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