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Episode summary Some thoughts on leadership, especially in the wake of Mo Salah’s rant this weekend. Some sort of vortex is coming our way and it’s likely the last full week of work in 2026 for most folks. Links to stuff in this episode * Liverpool’s Stance on Arne Slot Sack ‘Revealed’ After Stu…: https://apple.news/APU8bdQx2Sd-WHD8Huu-OyA Thank you! Thank you for listening to Upon Consideration.....

Episode summary This morning I walked around Central Park, heading towards Bethesda Terrace and Fountain talking about how AI + Apple Automations is helping me build a smarter research process. Amid our first snowfall, it was very cold out. Also, I take pictures (see below and in your favorite podcast player)! Links to stuff in this episode * Bethesda Terrace and Fountain: https://en.wikipedia.org...

Episode summary Come walk with me up Fifth Avenue, into Central Park and over the Upper West Side of Manhattan where I talk about New York City and the challenges of being a decision–making leader. Also, I take pictures (see below and in your favorite podcast player)! Links to stuff in this episode Meta’s Metaverse Cuts Aren’t What Investors Need: https://apple.news/AXs9q-VkbRSKLwE_FNhuZAA Thank y...

Episode summary A new schedule is coming! I also talk about planning for the end of the year and beginning of the year, using Ferrari’s terrible planning for the F1 2025 and 2026 seasons as an example. Links to stuff in this episode * Updated schedule: https://uponconsideration.com/#podcast * Ferrari reveals when it decided to switch attention to F1 2026: https://www.motorsportweek.com/2025/11/28/...

Episode title: Unpack first. Episode summary I walk around the neighborhood talking about the challenge of doing back-end work. Links to stuff in this episode * Johno Verity: https://www.youtube.com/@johnoverity * The New Communicate (my agency): https://thenewcommunicate.com * A Box of Corn Dogs (websites for humans): https://aboxofcorndogs.com * Community advocacy: https://dontdonothin.xyz * My...

Episode title: Lights in trees!   Episode summary   I walk around Central Park, however I walk to and around the Great Lawn, taking photos and pointing out how cars go across the Park, the Museum Mile and different colored trees.  Links to stuff in this episode   Empire Hotel: https://www.empirehotelnyc.com Former ABC Campus Set for Major Transformation: Extell Plans 1,200-Foot Mega-Tower: https:/...

Episode summary I walk around Central Park, however I walk to and around the Great Lawn, taking photos and pointing out how cars go across the Park, the Museum Mile and different colored trees. Links to stuff in this episode * Museum Mile: https://www.wonderfulmuseums.com/museum/one-museum-mile-new-york/ * The Great Lawn: https://www.centralparknyc.org/locations/great-lawn * Seneca Village: https:...

Episode summary That episode where I walk around the Upper West Side talking about Thursdays, a recent roll of black & white film I had developed and how James Gibson viewed the world from a train. Links to stuff in this episode * James J. Gibson: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_J._Gibson Thank you! Thank you for listening to Upon Consideration...! If you found this episode useful, please leav...

Episode summary That episode where I walk around Central Park in sub-feels-like-freezing temps moaning about not wearing a beanie, the impact of higher insurance rates on politicians and microphone magnets. Something about ambient optic array, too. Links to stuff in this episode * Ambient optic array: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambient_optic_array Thank you! Thank you for listening to Upon Cons...

Episode summary That episode where I walk around Central Park blabbing about the weather, recapping my trip to Atlanta, sidewalks, Andy Byford, Madison Square Garden and Penn Station. Links to stuff in this episode * Amtrak’s Andy Byford outlines next steps to get Penn Station under construction by the end of 2027: https://www.archpaper.com/2025/10/andy-byford-next-steps-penn-station-construction-...

Episode summary That episode where I walk around mid-town Atlanta and talk about, um, leaving Atlanta. Links to stuff in this episode None! Thank you! Thank you for listening to Upon Consideration...! If you found this episode useful, please leave a review and share it with your community. About this podcast Upon Consideration... is available for free. Find recent episodes in your favorite podcast...

Episode summary That episode where I walk around Central Park a few days before heading down to Atlanta for the week. Something about the Cleveland Browns, servant leadership, expectations and star performers. Links to stuff in this episode None! Thank you! Thank you for listening to Upon Consideration...! If you found this episode useful, please leave a review and share it with your community. Ab...

Episode summary That episode where I walk around Central Park before a few days before heading down to Atlanta for the week. Something about tour buses, swans and drizzle. Links to stuff in this episode * Hop on/Hop off bus tours: https://loving-newyork.com/hop-on-hop-off-bus-new-york/ Thank you! Thank you for listening to Upon Consideration...! If you found this episode useful, please leave a rev...

Episode summary I’m traveling this week. Links to stuff in this episode * None! Thank you! Thank you for listening to Upon Consideration...! If you found this episode useful, please leave a review and share it with your community. About this podcast Upon Consideration..., the podcast, is available for free. Find recent episodes in your favorite podcast player and subscribe today! Some episodes are...

Podcast summary The first episode of me in the studio. Check your podcast player for a picture of not me in the studio. Sales. Marketing. Legacy. Gatekeeping. Links to stuff in this episode: * None! Thank you! Thank you for listening to Upon Consideration...! If you found this episode useful, please leave a review and share it with someone who leads under constraint. Ranking this podcast as three...

Podcast summary Something about a super moon, blue hour and golden hour. In the field episodes v. In the studio episodes. How to we stop the legacy rot of responding with “We’ve always done it this way.)? Change. Lots of change. Links to stuff in this episode: * Supermoons! https://science.nasa.gov/moon/supermoons/ Thank you! Thank you for listening to Upon Consideration...! If you found this epis...

Podcast summary That episode where I walk around the Upper West Side and Central Park on election day. Some photos of the New York City Marathon finish line (it’s still up!) and some jibber jabber about why traditional marketing culture sucks for successful sales. Links to stuff in this episode: * None! Thank you! Thank you for listening to Upon Consideration...! If you found this episode useful,...

Podcast summary That episode where I walk around the Upper West Side on the first day of November, the last day of the Daylight Saving Time, the day after Halloween and the day before the New York City Marathon. I took my camera along with me and added random images to random timestamps (check your podcast player!). I also talk about the challenges of your running your own business (or, podcast, a...

Upon Consideration… Reflections on leadership, technology, change. The shorty episode where I walk around Central Park and the Upper West Side a few days before the 2025 New York City Marathon. Slow productivity. Digital photography. Film photography. Leadership. That Substack link I mentioned: https://substack.com/home/post/p-176569745   This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this...

How amazing is the Upper West Side? New York Marathon, Thanksgiving Day Parade (balloons), When Harry Met Sally, Seinfeld, The Beacon, American Museum of Natural History. (Pretty amazing!) Talking Kool-Aid and how leaders and individual contributors shouldn't drink too much corporate culture.   Upon Consideration..., the podcast, provides reflections on leadership, technology, change from me, Wil....

The episode where I walk around a foggy Central Park after a nor'easter misses the city. Extreme phone minimalism, OpenAI, Sam Altman. Something about opposites attract. Articles mentioned in this episode A group of us ditched our smartphones for a month. It changed us. https://apple.news/A0MJSYy7iSRaewo2NAtSH6w Tech CEOs weigh in on OpenAI chief Sam Altman's leadership. https://apple.news/ATaE8nC...

The episode where I walk around Central Park and the Upper West Side before a nor'easter lands on the city. Letters to Me. Brand. AI slop. Airplanes. Business. Upon Consideration..., the podcast, is released twice-monthly and is available for free. Find the link to your favorite podcast player and subscribe today! Sponsorships: https://uponconsideration.com/#sponsor   Donations: https://uponconsid...

The episode where I walk around Central Park and the Upper West Side before a nor'easter lands on the city. Starting something new. Upon Consideration..., the podcast, is released twice-monthly and is available for free. Find the link to your favorite podcast player and subscribe today! Sponsorships: https://uponconsideration.com/#sponsor   Donations: https://uponconsideration.com/#donate   Episod...