I'm an organizational philosopher, which means I spend my time questioning the things most people at work take for granted.Why do we organize the way we do? What assumptions are we making about leadership, productivity, or what work even means? These aren't abstract questions, they shape how millions of people spend their days.
After 25 years as a journalist, I shifted from reporting on organizations to thinking deeply about how they actually work. I wrote several books exploring these ideas (including The Last Manager and The Most Meaningful Book You Will Ever Read), and in 2024 I completed a PhD on sensemaking: the process by which we make sense of the chaotic, ambiguous world around us.
My work draws on philosophers like Nietzsche and Deleuze, but it's grounded in practical questions: How do teams actually make decisions? Why do some organizations adapt while others ossify? What does it mean to create meaningful work?
Rethinking Sensemaking: Tools and Techniques for Organizations Published by Palgrave Macmillan | February 2026
