James Hooks

Leadership Philosopher and Senior Learning Designer at Airbnb. Previously Facebook, Twitter, PeopleLab. Spin fan, dog dad, robot in disguise.

Medium member since October 2019

Nov 28, 2018 · 18 min read

Lead Like A Loser

WHEN I WAS A KID, MY NICKNAME WAS BUCKWHEAT. Buckwheat was the lone black kid in the Our Gang series of shorts, better known as…

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Jun 18, 2019 · 5 min read

This was originally formed as a note on career growth thatI had been working on for the past few weeks, but for some reason…

May 1, 2019 · 12 min read

Mar 22, 2019 · 6 min read

Stone on the Water

The first time I tried killing myself, I was 14 years old.

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Jul 19, 2018 · 2 min read

Dear Madiba,

Today is your birthday.

I couldn’t get you a gift, because you’re not here to receive it. I couldn’t give you a hug…