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The Romance of Work

How to find more meaning (and even magic) in our day-to-day business

Relationships
In a Broken World, Broken Hearts Love Company

Tim Leberecht on December 4, 2023

What to do with something that is broken—a heart, a relationship, a system? Unbreak it? Patch it? Repair it? Or find communion in the cracks?

What to do with something that is broken—a heart, a relationship, a system? Unbreak it? Patch it? Repair it? Or find communion in the cracks?

Cognitive Dissonance
There Is No Cure for Your Cognitive Dissonance

Tim Leberecht on November 13, 2023

Our news feeds are saturated with images of horrific human violence. At the same time, artificial intelligence is advancing fast. How do we reconcile these conflicting narratives?

Our news feeds are saturated with images of horrific human violence. At the same time, artificial intelligence is advancing fast. How do we reconcile these conflicting narratives?

Leadership
Lessons From a Pilot Turned Leadership Coach

Tim Leberecht on July 27, 2022

Summer travel presents a good time to appreciate the extreme work environment of commercial airline pilots, and what other professionals can learn from it.

Summer travel presents a good time to appreciate the extreme work environment of commercial airline pilots, and what other professionals can learn from it.

Environment
Let’s Get Metaphysical!

Tim Leberecht on February 7, 2022

The rush into the metaverse must be accompanied by a return to the natural, physical, and spiritual.

The rush into the metaverse must be accompanied by a return to the natural, physical, and spiritual.

Relationships
Who Is Your Third Party?

Tim Leberecht on November 16, 2021

The third party provides the transcendence that any thriving relationship or community needs. Otherwise, it’s just a tribe.

The third party provides the transcendence that any thriving relationship or community needs. Otherwise, it’s just a tribe.

Career
Deep Work Is Deep Reading

Tim Leberecht on June 20, 2021

In the business world, the idea of “literacy” is often taken for granted. But to foster empathy, we must read books deeply and not just skim them.

In the business world, the idea of “literacy” is often taken for granted. But to foster empathy, we must read books deeply and not just skim them.

Career
My Company Is My Second Child

Tim Leberecht on May 13, 2021

If managers emulated some of the traits of parents, our workplaces would become more human.

If managers emulated some of the traits of parents, our workplaces would become more human.

Leadership
Listening Is Overrated

Tim Leberecht on May 2, 2021

For decades, business literature has been replete with calls to elevate listening skills. But the steady drumbeat of “better listening” in business is counterproductive.

For decades, business literature has been replete with calls to elevate listening skills. But the steady drumbeat of “better listening” in business is counterproductive.

Friends
Work Friends Forever

Tim Leberecht on February 28, 2021

Friendship at work is possible and much needed, but it requires emotional intelligence and clear, open communications.

Friendship at work is possible and much needed, but it requires emotional intelligence and clear, open communications.

Career
Is Now a Good Time to Do Nothing?

Tim Leberecht on January 17, 2021

One of the toughest things in these lockdown days is coming to terms with doing nothing. Is doing nothing key to “breaking away from overworking, overdoing, and under-living"?

One of the toughest things in these lockdown days is coming to terms with doing nothing. Is doing nothing key to “breaking away from overworking, overdoing, and under-living"?

Artificial Intelligence
Faces in the Crowd

Tim Leberecht on December 14, 2020

This has been a year of super-recognition: seeing things we hadn’t seen before and understanding how we see.

This has been a year of super-recognition: seeing things we hadn’t seen before and understanding how we see.

Career
Work as a Love Language

Tim Leberecht on November 21, 2020

To lead beautifully means developing a love language. It means honoring someone else’s work, someone else’s words with your own.

To lead beautifully means developing a love language. It means honoring someone else’s work, someone else’s words with your own.

Leadership
The Power of Decency

Tim Leberecht on November 14, 2020

Will Joe Biden’s victory usher in a new brand of leadership, in the workplace and in society at large?

Will Joe Biden’s victory usher in a new brand of leadership, in the workplace and in society at large?