A Rebel’s Chronicle

At The Rebellion, we spend a lot of time thinking about growth, but more importantly, we spend our time inside of it. We design environments, frameworks, and experiences where people step outside of what’s familiar and into situations that ask something real from them. Not the idea of growth, not the conversation around it, but the actual moment where it either happens or it doesn’t. And because w...

The future will absolutely belong to people who understand technology. But it will belong even more to those who keep investing in something much harder and rewarding: developing their people. Are we developing our teams? Are we building deeper trust amongst each other? Are we having the hard conversations? Are we facing uncomfortable truths? Are we being more vulnerable? Are we challenging oursel...

Most leaders spend most of their time designing scalable and replicable systems that their teams can follow. The best ones learn to cultivate them. Inspired by Brian Eno’s recent interview with Ezra Klein, this Rebel's Chronicle episode explores why real sustainable growth, in teams and in ourselves, happens when we lead like gardeners, and not only as architects. Listen to the entire blog/podcast...

"You’re doing great!" I get it. It’s supportive. It’s compassionate. Feels like you are helping.  But man I’ve come to hate those words. Not because they’re unkind, but because they give people a way out right when they’re closest to breaking through their edge. "Doing great” praises the steps already taken, as if the person has done above expectation already, but it also subtly tells them the har...

There’s a moment right before someone goes underwater — a pause, a flicker of doubt in their eyes — you can’t miss it. They take one last deep breath, usually close their eyes, and slowly submerge their face into the water. The surface goes still, and everything else fades away. I’ve witnessed this dance hundreds of times. They’re about to meet themselves — their full, true, present self.  Full au...