# Commander Decks Are Relationship Diagnostics (And I Can Prove It) The scoop happened on turn 4. Pir hit the table. Toothy followed. I was about to draw half my library and the hand was going to get absolutely stupid…
# Deckbuilding Is Leadership Training: What My Magic Deck Taught Me About Organizational Design The first time I gutted my Magic: The Gathering deck, I realized I was learning something far more valuable than how to win a game. I…
# Character Alignments: How D&D Reveals Your Real-World Leadership DNA The pedal kayak drifts silent. One cast. Another. The bass isn’t where the map says it should be. But I know something about systems breaking that most leadership gurus don’t:…
# Planeswalkers as Leadership Models: What Magic Really Teaches About Power Your professional life is a battlefield, and every interaction is an attack that chips away at your loyalty counters. Most leadership experts will tell you to endure the hits.…
# Why Magic: The Gathering Players Make the Best Strategy Consultants Friday night. Tournament table. **Thirty-six cards between me and total destruction.** Most people see Magic as a game. I see the most sophisticated strategic decision-making simulator humans have ever…
# Why Magic: The Gathering Deck Building is Actually Applied Neuroscience It’s 11 PM. My North Idaho contractor buddy is staring at 17 half-drafted emails like they’re a sprawling, unwinnable Magic: The Gathering match. Every message is a card competing…