Field Notes

Curated reading, viewing, and listening.

A working library of the articles, videos, podcasts, and books James points to when clients ask “what should I read next?” New entries get added as they earn their place.

PodcastNov 3, 2025

How AI-Ready Leaders Will Replace You: Erik Qualman Explains

Emotional intelligence and adaptability outrank technical skills as AI reshapes organizations and individual careers.

PodcastOct 30, 2025

How to Communicate With Confidence & Ease (From Harvard Business School’s #1 Professor)

A Harvard Business School professor's four-part framework for turning everyday conversations into tools for influence and connection.

PodcastOct 14, 2025

Courage In A Fractured World: A Conversation With Brené Brown Finding Ground In A Divided World

Leading through uncertainty demands self-awareness, systems thinking, and the discipline to slow down before acting.

PodcastOct 10, 2025

Brené Brown on leadership, Trump, and the coward's path to power

Brené Brown diagnoses why coercive power dominates leadership today and what grounded alternatives actually look like.

PodcastOct 8, 2025

Inspiration for Business Leadership

Simon Sinek shares frameworks on purpose-driven leadership, humble culture, and building trust through transparency.

PodcastOct 3, 2025

Brené Brown on courageous leadership | ReThinking with Adam Grant

Brené Brown explains how values, vulnerability, and honest conversation form the foundation of effective leadership.

PodcastSep 22, 2025

The Best Financial Advice You’ll Ever Hear

Morgan Housel explains why financial behavior, not intelligence or income, determines long-term wealth and contentment.

PodcastSep 3, 2025

How to Get Things Done, Stay Focused, and Be More Productive

Practical frameworks from Cal Newport on escaping pseudo-productivity, reclaiming focus, and building a work life with less stress.

PodcastAug 14, 2025

How to Build a Magnetic Brand that Sells Itself ft. Seth Godin

Seth Godin reframes marketing as story-worthy product design, not platform hustle or follower accumulation.