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31
Oct
What It Takes to Move a City
This week, I attended Good Reason Houston's annual luncheon along with Houston's first Economic Mobility Summit,
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24
Oct
Falling in Love with the Problem
One of the most useful lessons I have learned in leadership is the idea of falling in love with the
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17
Oct
What Makes Us Essential
Over the past six weeks, I’ve seen EMERGE through many lenses: students finding their voice, funders expressing trust, former
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10
Oct
Relationships as Infrastructure
One of the clearest lessons from this week came from Spring ISD. Our renewal passed — a huge relief and an
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03
Oct
Living the Village
One of the first things I heard when I stepped into this role was a word that already defines EMERGE’
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27
Sep
Sparks and Signals
Three weeks into this role, I'm discovering that the biggest strategic moves often start with the smallest moments.
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19
Sep
Small Shifts, Bigger Direction
This week reminded me that transformation often looks less like sweeping declarations and more like a steady cadence of small
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12
Sep
Getting Comfortable Not Knowing
I've told you about that lunch conversation during my first week at Penn. I sat with dormmates who
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12
Sep
How I Think About Decisions
At this week's team meeting, DJ asked me how I think about decisions. It's a great
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12
Sep
Staying True While Moving Forward
Picture this: It's 2030, and you're at our annual celebration. A student from Atlanta walks across
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