The Times of Talent
Keep the Recipe
Milton Hershey went broke more than once and kept what he learned. His failed candy businesses gave him a recipe, the nerve to try again, and later a reason to build a school.
GlossaryProtégé Effect
We learn more, and work harder at it, when we expect to teach someone else.
GlossaryLevel 5 Leadership
Humble about themselves, relentless about results. Jim Collins's name for the leaders behind lasting turnarounds.
Talent10: The Best Newsletters for People Who Develop Others, Q4 2026
Ten newsletters we open first, written by independent voices for people who develop others. The first Talent10 list by category, for Q4 2026.
Your Best Seller Wants to Lead. Do You Say Yes?
Two candidates, one team lead role. Make your call, see what it sets in motion, decide again, then compare your path with our AI and the research.
GlossaryCognitive Offloading
Using notepads, calendars and now AI to lighten the load on our minds. Smart, up to a point.
GlossaryAutomation Bias
Our tendency to go with the machine's answer, even when the evidence points elsewhere.
GlossaryJagged Technological Frontier
AI shines at some tasks and stumbles on others that look just as hard. The line between them is hard to see.
Glossary70-20-10
A rule of thumb about where leaders learn. Useful, as long as nobody treats the numbers as law.
GlossaryForgetting Curve
A German psychologist memorized nonsense for months so we could see how memory fades.
GlossaryDesirable Difficulties
Some of what makes learning feel harder makes it stick longer.
GlossaryAndragogy
The art and science of helping adults learn, starting with what they already know.