Organizational Design

Writing better resumes (for Foreign Service Officers and other State Department employees)

Resume advice for Foreign Service Officers and other State Department employees.

A Private-Sector Job Primer for FSOs and Other State Department Denizens

Blind spots Foreign Service Officers hit on the way to private-sector jobs or consulting: titles, P&L roles, equity, rate setting, and who to work for.

You Got Promoted. Now What? An Adaptive Leadership Guide to Career Transition

The skills that got you promoted are often the ones that will undermine you next. This is a guide to the three career transitions that change what effectiveness means — from individual contributor to manager, from manager to leader of leaders, and the inner work that makes the difference.

Why your weekly 1:1 has compounding benefits

Themes Are Not Feedback

Feedback built on aggregated impressions — "multiple people have raised concerns" — strips away everything that makes feedback useful. The research is clear: effective feedback is specific, actionable, and timely.

Document Feedback Reference Sheet

Why Feedback Order Matters: A System for Document Review