communication

Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.

We spend over a third of our lives at work, yet the global workplace is often not a happy place. The solution may lie with our feelings of attachment.

There’s value to be found in the arguments that make you uncomfortable — especially in a culture that has trained us to avoid them.

Some news is slow, some news is fast — and there are two simple techniques to help you filter both.

Jeremy Johnson — co-founder of the talent network Andela — reflects on leadership in the age of remote work and AI.

A simple semantic device — invented by a forgotten senator — can help us break “the curse of knowledge.”

The Danish philosopher’s simple paradox — living forwards while looking backwards — can be translated into golden business insights.

Carving out time for useful reflection is among the most valuable of leadership disciplines, explains “questionologist” Warren Berger.

“Business Adventures” by John Brooks was first published in 1969 and remains a must-read for all CEOs.

Chip Conley — founder and CEO of JDV Hospitality and Airbnb’s former Head of Global Hospitality and Strategy — maps out an inclusive path from hindsight to wisdom.

Why the best entrepreneurs should be more Obi-Wan Kenobi than Luke Skywalker.

A-list lessons for better work-life collaboration — direct from the movie set.

Concerns about privacy and pressures regarding the physical appearance of women and their homes contributed to the failure of AT&T’s 1960s Picturephone.

It’s good to be a wallflower. But sometimes, you need to show yourself off a bit.

Yushiro Kato — the 32-year-old co-founder and CEO of manufacturing platform CADDi — offers his most valuable leadership learnings.

Rhetorical mastery is within everyone’s reach — equipped with some basic techniques you can rock it like Aristotle.

Jotform CEO Aytekin Tank outlines a strategy for balancing collaboration with healthy competition.

Whatever your length of service in the top role, this tool-box will help you conquer adversity — and thrive.

To understand others, you need to see past their fleeting emotions. You must perceive who they are as people.

Why Netflix adopted the “No Brilliant Asshole” rule — and how to make sure bullies don’t destroy teams.

Generative AI is arriving fast — both overtly and covertly — and without solid L&D guidance leaders and teams will be hobbled, argues Matt Beane.

The road from Kant to modern cognitive psychology has taught us much about our mental filtering systems.

Without authenticity, curiosity, and risk-taking we get stuck in the mud — here’s how to make space for resilient progress.

Veteran investor Sujal Patel, co-founder and CEO of Nautilus Biotechnology, helps us sift golden nuggets from the loose shale of entrepreneurship.

Over-reliance on experts with quick fixes has taken us too far from reality — it’s time to dispel the fairy tales.

Schopenhauer and Freud can help teams navigate the most prickly of collaboration problems.

If words are really only 7% of communication, then why would anyone need to learn a foreign language?

No matter your company role, the road to a happy and robust team culture can be built on unconditional regard for others.

Taking the floor is all about connecting authentically with your audience. Here’s how.

Smart CEOs can harness authenticity and humanity on socials — but one slip can spell disaster. Here’s a strategic plan.