The Operating Dojo
Where Discipline meets diagnosis
Welcome to The Operating Dojo — my private newsletter where cultural surgery meets personal mastery. Each edition blends consulting insights, coaching lessons, and wider explorations of culture — from systems thinking to film critique.
Think of it as stepping into a training ground where leaders, builders, and curious minds sharpen their edge. Some topics will speak directly to resilience, leadership, and performance. Others will circle the edges — storytelling, philosophy, or media analysis because mastery isn’t built in a vacuum. It grows from drawing connections across disciplines.
Here, the goal is simple: cut through dysfunction, learn broadly, and build strength that lasts.
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The Operating Dojo Code
Inside the Dojo, we train without ego and without politics. It’s a place for truth, discipline, and growth.
No Holds Barred: Insights and feedback here are candid, sharp, and unfiltered.
Respect First: Even in disagreement, respect is the baseline — iron sharpens iron.
Sacred Space: What happens on the mat stays on the mat. Lessons leave stronger, personal details do not.
Strength in Diversity: We may not align on every idea, but we can still work together. Diversity of perspective builds invisible cognitive muscle.
The Dojo is where we challenge limits, sharpen edges, and test ideas in a protected space. It’s practice for excellence — not politics, grudges, or posturing.
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The Dojo Creed
No ego.
No politics.
Truth spoken sharp.
Respect first.
Sacred space.
Strength in diversity.
Excellence in practice.
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