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Draining the Dutch bogs worked, until the land started to sink. A medieval lesson in technical debt.
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Leadership lessons from the past
History has a point.
A series for managers and team leaders. Each story starts with a real decision from the past (a king, a pope, a city council, a fortress designer) and ends with a practical lesson you can use at work on Monday.
What's Left on Day 19
Two invasions in nineteen days. King Harold's 1066 and the capacity question every ops team knows.
The Ten Days Europe Skipped
In 1582 Catholic Europe skipped ten days. Why half the continent refused, and what that says about rolling out change.
Keep the Beer, Cut the Horse Race
Oktoberfest started as a horse race. Munich cut the race and kept the party. Your recurring meetings could learn from that.
The Fortress That Forgot to Look Up
Europe's strongest fortress fell to 85 men in gliders. A lesson in planning for what you don't know.
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Fries. Waffles. Beer. All Belgian.
Swearing off Belgian food after the World Cup? Fries, waffles and even your Bud lead back to Belgium.
Interpreting Our Heritage
How a journalist turned park-service adviser wrote the six rules every good storyteller of the past still follows.
Come roaming with me
A new story most weeks. Stroll through history with me wherever you scroll.