Leadership is like tuning a musical instrument 🎵 You can't just play solo. You must attune with others and create harmony toward a shared purpose. The question: Are you playing in tune? 🧵 A thread on what "Tune In To Leadership" really means... tuneintoleadership.com/newsletter/wha…

"I believe every leader needs to tune him- or herself up like a musical instrument … to make music that connects people with a noble purpose." —@FredKofman Not just self-expression. Collective action. 🎭

Just like musicians practice, woodshed, and groove together, leaders must: • Undergo inner transformation • Foster outer connection • Return with wisdom to share The hero's journey isn't a solo endeavor. Neither is leadership. 🚀

"Leadership is about playing that instrument called 'you.' But when you perform, you have to make sure that you play in tune." —Posner & Kouzes Your leadership is waiting for you every day. Will you pick it up? 🎺

Eli Steele In America, a trite cultural fact - multiculturalism - became a divisive issue, because its discussants are intellectually dishonest. Racism hardens cultural differences as dishonest history generates revolts against a unified culture: e pluribus unum. The Atlantic Greg Thomas

alanigolanski.bsky.social Grasp this notion, which should foundationalise American historical conception in the “Golden Day” scene of the finest novel ever written: Ralph Ellison’s “Invisible Man”. Read Pocock’s “Machiavellian Moment”; Invisble Man is its net result! Greg Thomas djenvy Danielle Allen

Thelonious Monk: "A genius is the one most like himself." Monk's jazz innovations demonstrate what social scientists call "positive deviance"—achieving breakthrough results by honorably departing from the norm. The leadership lesson? Strategic disruption isn't chaos. It's

Jazz legend Thelonious Monk succeeded by breaking the rules—not to abandon structure, but to enrich it. "Positive deviance" in action: Sometimes the path forward means playing a different rhythm, a syncopated one. Where could strategic disruption unlock new possibilities for

The syncopation that made Thelonious Monk a jazz revolutionary holds a leadership insight: Strategic interruption of expected patterns prevents stagnation and catalyzes innovation. Disruption isn't always a problem. Sometimes it's exactly what you need.

After a woman reporter asked about President Trump’s name being raised in emails sent by convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, Trump snaps at her: “Quiet, piggy!” Disgusting and completely unacceptable. cnn.com/2025/11/18/us/…

Is a middle way through our deep polarization possible? My answer is yes.

“The remaining 86% of Americans—the exhausted, silent majority—find themselves without adequate representation in our national conversation.” – FAIR Board Advisor Greg Thomas in the latest Fair Article, 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗹𝗲 𝗪𝗮𝘆 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮’𝘀