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Management MattersThere's plenty out there for the C-suite. What about the rest of us-the high potential managers & up-and-comers. The future C-suite. Real leadership & management advice for front- and middle-management. A publication focused on management matters, because great management matters
Note from the editor
New writers and contributions are welcome! Email Matt @ info@mattvangent.com.
Editors
Chris Sowers
Oxford comma = hill I’m willing to die on. Coaching writers at Chris@writing-coaching.com and https://www.coach.me/chris11873?ref=QOvEv
Writers
Cathy Presland
What if making an impact was part of your everyday? Stories to light up your soul. Read more and free courses: https://cathypresland.com/
Aaron Horwath
Expat, reader, guy-who-writes. Reporting back from around the next bend. Creator of 12hourdifference.co and Letters to a Young Professional.
Elizabeth Shassere
Author of Becoming a Fearless Leader http://amzn.to/2FR9cS0 | Founder and CEO of Textocracy Ltd.
Marcus Blankenship
Hacker, Problem Solver, Calvinist, Geek. Author of Habits That Harm Your Technical Team. http://bit.ly/2HcjV8Z
Frank Spevak
Helping small businesses increase profits, improve productivity and achieve peace of mind for themselves and their business.
Richard K. Yu
Vandy '17. Analysis, opinion, and commentary | Contrarian | use richard@decipherschool.com or mention me to talk! | https://medium.com/@richardkyu/membership
William Ballard, MBA
Business coach, marketing consultant, and creative entrepreneur. I help writers get their work noticed and get paid what they are worth: https://bit.ly/3M9ztvm
Ryan Gottfredson
Ryan Gottfredson, Ph.D. is a cutting-edge leadership professor (Cal State U., Fullerton), consultant, researcher, trainer, and coach (www.ryangottfredson.com).
Susan Lewis
Badass writer and Human Rights Advocate. I’ve never asked for permission. Writer in “Chicken Soup for the Soul Believe in Miracles" patreon.com/SusanLewis
Emma Moran
Exploring the intersection of psychology, human behavior, strategy, and design. https://emmapmoran.com
Aisling Kealahan
Always believing... usually strong... Sharing a little piece of myself with the world and trying to make waves. Email: aisling.kealahan@gmail.com
Misa Kozinova
Executive Coach — misakozinova.com, chat based habit coaching on Coach.me https://www.coach.me/Misa?ref=zykM — free week with any coach with the code MISAWEEK
Alice Berg
Blogger from Bath, who received a degree in Social Work and Applied Social Studies. Now helps people to find their own way in life and gives career advice.
Robert Drury
Helping people kick start their product management career with product coaching, job application prep, & resources at gettingstartedinproduct.substack.com
Nicole Shephard
Feminist researcher, writer & consultant | PhD LSE Gender | gender and technology | diversity and inclusion| intersectionality and data.
Rob King
Author, Change Leader, co-Founder of Wzard Innovation, Lean Six Sigma & RPA Consultant, Public Speaker, Facilitator, Moderator, Home Brew novice & big movie fan
Mark C. Titi
Your nonprofit work experience has turned into a nightmare. I help disillusioned nonprofit aficionados reclaim their personal mission. markctiti.com
Andreea Macoveiciuc
I bring clarity to content chaos and help SaaS companies scale their marketing by aligning their strategy to business goals. https://www.schoolofcontent.net/
Johnny Villarreal
Chicago-based habit and performance coach building my writing chops, and empowering others to thrive in business, careers, and health.
Cecil Adkins
Dad. Husband. Science Fiction & Leadership writer. Recovering alcoholic. Find my books at author.to/ceciladkins
Keith Hoffman
Keith Hoffman lives with his husband Saul and is finishing up a memoir. Until that is published you can read his blog https://theravenlunatic.com.
Matt VanGent
CFO and nonprofit leader. Writing about things that help you succeed personally and professionally. Leadership coaching available: mattvangent.com
Tony Hunter
Tony Hunter | Chairman and CEO at McClatchy Co.| Founder at TWH Enterprises | Leading From the Front | https://tonywhunter.com/
Thierry Maout
Jack of all trades, master of some. Japan-based, I write about tech, business, MMA and education. Mostly in English, but sometimes in French too.
Phoenix Huber
Trans girl. Beyond-human ally. I unite with members of my species for all sentient beings. Free hug: uberpath@gmail. Feed me: Ko-fi.com/phxhu
Chris Bergen
Award-winning manager | Top Writer in Leadership and contributor at The Startup, The Helm and more | I’m into 80’s metal, Sci-Fi and Fitness 🤟🏼
Scott Miller
EVP of Thought Leadership at FranklinCovey, author of “Management Mess to Leadership Success” and co-author of “Everyone Deserves a Great Manager”
Robert Bacal
Author, Trainer, customer service, management, performance appraisal,leadership,difficult customers
JD Solomon
Creator of www.communicatingwithfinesse.com. Author of “Getting Your Boss’s Boss to Understand”. Founder of http://www.jdsolomonsolutions.com.
Jith
Mentor for leadership & people-skills. A critical voice believing in the dream of shaping the ideology of the modern world and to expose the ‘meta of things’.
Katja Hemmerich
Global idealist, change agent and former UN staff member. Now Managing Director of www.ReformWorks.org . All views are my own.
Ryan Marshall Dunlap
Conflict Strategist | Former Hostage Negotiator | Founder of Conflictish.com | I Help leaders navigate all the ‘ish that comes with conflict.
Joe Benyi
Technical Solutions Consultant. My 1 week accelerator course on supply chain and operations management: https://tinyurl.com/thinklikeoperations
Marta Simeonova
A global HR professional who currently leads a team of 50 HR professionals across 13 countries. Loves naps. Author of Manage to Soar (https://managetosoar.com)
Jess Wass
Jess Wass is a Career Coach & OD Consultant with a Masters in Org Psych focused on helping people achieve with intention. Check me out at www.jesswass.com.
S|B
I write about people @ work, their motivations, triumphs, tragedies, gut wrenching strife and struggles and their heartwarming stories of winning against odds.
Agni Barathi (aka) Sriram
Philosopher, poet, technologist, manager, and an intrepid traveler in the WSOGMM. https://tinyurl.com/y3f95skk https://tinyurl.com/yytz8dbk
Leigh Penn
Mediocre surfer and snowboarder, spend my free time trying to improve. Warm weather is my north star.
Maria Leonardi
Questioning, exploring, and imagining to inspire society to dream big and challenge the status quo 👉 startup-hawaii.com
Pushkar Anand
Product Manager. Exploring world viewpoints. Airline NDC, Hospitality, Campaign Management
Chioma
Writer. Passionate about telling stories to empower and educate. https://medium.com/about-me-stories/about-me-chioma-be6fe0c1aed0
Deepak Shukla
Join My 1,000 Day Newsletter Filled With My Journey To Running Multiple 6-Figure Companies over at https://deepakshukla.com/newsletter
David Asch
Founder of the Management Consulting Company https://10xPrinciples.com. Available for consulting, podcasts, and speaking engagements.
Arielle
Top Writer in short stories & 3x Top Writer in creativity short stories. The stories are based on my memoir, world travels, neighbor (hood), work, fiction.
Jason Gatchalian
Hey! I write about management-related issues particularly within HR and the use of AI.
Steven Gruyters
🚀Level up your leadership 🔑Leadership coaching 🎤Speaker 🔸Learn more at ZZEEpartners.com
Tanguy Leborgne
I’m a senior executive with deep general management expertise. I’m passionate about business, product, and marketing optimization. tanguy@theproductsherpa.com
Luca Condosta (PhD)
Finance professional with global experience in multinational businesses. Passionate for data, leadership, strategy and people.
Kevin G. Armstrong
Author of “The Miracle Manager”. Speaker. http://Forbes.com contributor. EOS implementer. Helping people get more out of their business.
Niagara Institute
Since 1971, The Niagara Institute is dedicated to providing highly relevant training programs and professional coaching for the everyday leader.
Capt. Albus Purcell
Solutions Architect, Technologist. Love reading, traveling. forward thinker that love to discuss about the digital transformation
Evan Wee
Director, Father of 2 terribly cute minions and a closet Writer. Former Developer, DevOps, ScrumMaster, Release/Program Management & Dev Manager.
Alan Warren
( years as CEO of Brisbane Transport, a bus operation in Queensland Australia with: 2,800 staff, 1200 buses, 8 depots, $400million budget
Pankaj Jathar
White-collar worker by day and writer by night. Writing about Finance and anything else that I like. Blogging at www.stackingbeans.com and www.bulletmerijaan.in
Nishita Bhasin
A change manager, in the never ending pursuit of adopting a better lifestyle and sharing perspectives!
Humans of Consulting
Articles are about the lived experiences of people working in client facing roles in management consulting firms.
Barb Dalton
Mum to 3 humans, 2 fur balls. Kiwi-Canuck. Nursing Instructor by day; rants, reminisces and rhymes by night. Owner of Nursing Notes, Editor at The Daily Cuppa
Mayuri Wijayasundara
Expertise in strategy and transformaion, Believe in infinite growth in a finite world, Ex-business professional, now academic and consultant
Kevin Brown
I am a Principal Software Engineer specialized in systems design/architecture and data engineering. https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinpbrown/
Mamatha Naveen
A writer, poet, doctor, mother of two lovely girls, bharathanatyam dancer , a keen bird watcher, a researcher and still a student for life.
Leon Purton
Inspired by life. Leadership, Growth, Personal Development. Engineer and Sports Enthusiast. Top Writer in Leadership leonpurton.com
Simon Ash
Ever curious. Lover of adventure. Fascinated by leadership. Inspired to serve others on their journey. https://therightquestions.co
P r a v e s h
Interested in learning & sharing about People, Processes, Technology ….…and Life. Feel free to ask questions on management and leadership related topics.
Kit Campoy
I get to the point. Retail Leader → Freelance Writer. Leadership| Business| Web3| https://kitcampoy.com
Gerald Finch
Professor of Management and Psychology and Co-director of The Respect Project — Latin America
Randeep Sudan
Founder of Multiverz, a tech company in Singapore. Interested in strategic futures and digital strategy. Former policymaker and World Bank Practice Manager.
Dan Vogel, Certified Sommelier, Leadership Coach
Professional Sommelier, Business Developer, and Leadership Coach I believe in the power of story-based learning.
Scott Ward
Founder of HabitStack.com. I help ambitious teams find clarity, stay accountable, and achieve their Big Wins.
Caitlin Cartwright
Mom. Wife. Recruiter. Aspiring writer. Learning to make sense of the frequent “I didn’t expect that” parts of my life.
Ben Wann
Strategy-Execution & Expert Practitioner Insights | The Alexander Hamilton of Management Accounting | 10x Author | Strategy-Execution | https://amzn.to/3wxTCUH
Michaela Bránová
Mental Health Ambassador & Mindfulness Practitioner in a Leadership Role; Head of Analytics and Reporting at Emplifi
Don Janssen
Don Janssen, DVM, is a veterinarian and retired Corporate Director Animal Health at San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance. He is the author of Upside-Down Leadership.
Kai Stowers
An LGBTQ leader and inclusion builder with expertise in organization development and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)
Sergei Zotov
I specialize in building Data Science teams, processes and products. Achieved $5M+ ARR Growth
Erik Schön
From hacker, software researcher, system engineer to leader, executive, strategizer. Writer: #ArtOfChange #ArtOfLeadership #ArtOfStrategy http://yokosopress.se
Noa Lubin
data science manager, AI researcher, space enthusiast and social entrepreneur. I hope this blog helps you navigate your way into the incredible world of AI.
Julia Clavien
Curious to a fault. Technology | Psychology | Philosophy. All opinion subject to change. ☺ linktr.ee/juliaclavien
lisa Schmidt
Writer, professional coach and catalyst of creativity, change & learning. Find me: www.worksphere.ca or www.linkedin.com/in/lisaschmidtcoach/
Tobias Charles
I write about leadership, learning, and personal growth. I love helping others get the best out of themselves, and I love finding out what I didn’t know!
John Leung
An avid learner who delves into the DS/DE world and believes in the power of marginal adjustment | linkedin.com/in/john-leung-639800115
Amanda Swim
Strategy & BizOps leader who thrives on designing creative solutions & developing engaged leaders.
Mark Suroviec, M.Ed.
Ambassador of Fun | Top Writer in Satire | Sucks at Twitter @workplaysol | Game-Maker-Upper | Owner, WorkPlay Solutions.
Mona | ManagerHacks
Serving a happy team. Learning on the go. Building Notion templates to boost team productivity. Writing about practical management.
Sheeya Gem
Experienced leader with practical, real world insights to help you grow your leadership to the next level.
Andres Sainz de Aja
Principal Frontend Developer, Former Engineer Manager, with 15 years of experience. I write about software development, management and leadership.
Andrew Zav
Generalist...with Polymathic tendencies. Fountain pen enthusiast. https://generallyspeaking.substack.com Https://thefountain1.substack.com
Arun Agrahri
Builder: Products, Teams, Companies. I write about entrepreneurship, team building, and my intellectual curiosity. https://timeback.xyz
Nikki Parsons
Writing about leadership + marketing + project management 🗓️ New articles every other week
Stephen Friedman
Professor of Organizational Studies, Schulich School of Business, Toronto Canada |Thinker, Writer, Leadership Educator | Occasional Cook | Dad and Husband
Harsha Agarwal
I ghostwrite Educational Email Courses and Twitter Threads for Health and Fitness Startups.
Artis Birzins
Futures thinker & educator exploring major trends impacting individuals & organizations | Nagaoka University of Technology | IFTF Imagination Leadership Awardee
Charalampos Sampalis
Digital Innovation & Product Management | Research Fellow, AUTH | MIT Innovation Leadership bc alumnus | Computer Scientist
Vlad Karm
Entrepreneur, Tech advisor, Founder of Sunrise Apps. Keen on improving business processes. Feel free to connect with me: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vladkarm/
Keith Strohm
Consultant, speaker, and author. I write about topics that grab me by the throat, inc, leadership, writing, personal growth, gaming, entertainment, lit, etc.
ConnectX
Unlock knowledge, connect minds. Join ConnectX Network for insights on self-development, career growth, marketing, AI, finance, crypto,... #ConnectXNetwork
Tim Meicker
I help leaders unlock their leadership potential. I am a senior lecturer, BBA, MBA. Writing about #leadership, #business, and more to drive growth and success.
The OPP Editors
Editing Team for the Performance Publication of On Point Publishing, est. New York 2006. Working with World Famous Brands & Lyricists to Dance DJ's & Labels.
Jorgen Winther 🌱
The ghost in the mirror. Writing about ways of making life a pleasant experience - and mirrors
Aylin Koker
Program director versed in scaling creative and marketing delivery for global clients. Writes about work, life, and project management.
Jakub Svoboda
💻 Engineering Manager | Writing about engineering leadership | Find me at: https://jakubsvoboda.net
Kris Naleszkiewicz
Data scientist and consultant - helping clients in leveraging data, analytics, and technology to make better, more informed decisions.
Gabriel Amram
Experienced builder, curious explorer | Turning ideas into reality | CTO | Engineering leadership
Jayshree Gururaj
I write in-depth on genAI, biztech and writing. I author two newsletters on Substack. https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayshreegururaj/
Jan Cavelle
Author, entrepreneur; Books “Scale for Success” Bloomsbury and new out "Start for Success" www.jancavelle.co.uk. Also fast becoming Medium addict.
Keren Koshman
Product manager, mother of three, creating magic. I believe that product is a way of life. Reach out at: skerent1@gmail.com
Maureen Considine
A Master Coach with expertise in Income Acceleration, Business Development, Sales and Mindset. My unique approach helps clients reach their true potential.
Akanksha Gopinath
Engineering Leader at Hulu and Disney Streaming | I write about leadership in Technology and share challenges and tips to navigate them.
David Ziemann
Senior Director of Software at GlobalVetLink and creator of MoreThanCoders.com. Helping software engineers build careers by learning professional skills.
JD Miller, PhD
Leading at the Intersection of Business, Technology and Humanity | Conference Speaker | Board Member | Sales Transformations | C-Level Exec | jdmillerphd.com
Ahmed Atia
A passionate reader. I write about psychology, leadership, health, and sustainability. Reach out to me on telegram @aarezk
Jason Healey
I split my time between writing about music, leadership, management & organisational culture articles. Digital Agency Operations/Record Collector/Parent/MBA*
Fabrizia Scapinello
Digital marketing expert with a background in Humanities. I write both fiction and non-fiction articles, mainly about humanities, technology and marketing.
A Startupper's Life - By Leo
Hidden under a pen name, exposed through my stories | I write to share hard-earned lessons in business and life, guiding others to success without the pitfalls.
Stefan Krawczyk
Co-creator of Hamilton & Co-founder + CEO DAGWorks Inc. I generally write technical content.
Denis Misyulya
Founder of Moloko creative agency https//mlk.global/, RedDot awarded creative director, author of the methodology “Evidence-based design”
Chappy
MBA. Fren. Seasoned management professional. Advocate of knowledge. Here to share my experiences and spark a yearning for learning.
Bobby Powers
Voracious reader | Writes about Leadership, Books, and Productivity | 1M+ views across 15+ publications & magazines | Visit me at BobbyPowers.net
Ally Muller
CEO Formation Pictures | passionate storyteller | Writer - https://organisationintelligencequotient.substack.com
Nigel Alexander Item
'Zillenial manager leading a new generation of workers. History/Human Behavior enthusiast. Writing on leadership & management with a splash of history.
Itay Bittan
Dad | Husband | Principal Software Engineer at Dynamic Yield | Tech Geek | https://www.linkedin.com/in/itaybittan
Os Ishmael
Fractional Chief Communications Officer embracing life's wisdom | By day crafting strategic communications and narratives | At night, asleep.
Lindsay Phillips
Lindsay is the co-founder and COO of SkyPhi Studios. She is passionate about driving organizational change and lives in Austin, Texas.
Pooja Ramesh
I am a linguaphile, mom and ex-techie making a midlife switch to writing and teaching. I write about various topics since there's little I find uninteresting!
Graham Sheehy
Leader working in IT for over 25 years. Talks about Strategic Leadership in Organizations.
Veronica Hanson
I teach moms to ditch their possessions, earn remote income 💸 and slow travel the world 🌏 ✈️ http://www.nomadfamily.club
Sam Letterwood
Science enthusiast, Knowledge seeker, Meditation and yoga practitioner, Life-long learner
Dorota Gordon
Founder of PeopleVy | Ascending Business Performance Through People | Executive People Partner, Coach & Mentor | EMEA
Jose Casal
Jose Casal is a business agility consultant with extensive experience. Flight Levels Guide, Professional Kanban & Scrum Trainer. Founder of Actineo Consulting.
Carl Lindeborg
Sharing reflections on personal development, leadership and the quest for a more conscious world. Author of The Authentic Shift. www.carllindeborg.com.
Claudia Faith
Helping online creators gain financial freedom. Built & sold 3 startups, writer, 1M+ raised. Free advice on online monetization: substack.com/@claudiafaith ✨🚀
Rui Alves
Language teacher, linguist, life coach, published author (joined the Army and worked for the EU). A publisher, digital ronin, musician and alchemist of sound.
Lisa Jones Christensen, Ph.D., MBA
A B-school professor helping entrepreneurs use psychology to identify what to quit. I coach leaders to be trauma-informed. I'm a mom and a cancer survivor.
Todd Lankford
Hi–I’m Todd. I help managers and product teams maximize outcomes while respecting people. https://www.coachlankford.com
Bassam Tantawi
Digital Transformation & Service Delivery Expert | Strategic Leadership in Tech 💡🛠️, PRINCE2, EBM, PAL, SPS.
Garima Mehra
Program Manager at Google India, ex-EY, SAP. Contact: https://www.linkedin.com/in/garimamehra/
Séverin Bruhat
Software Engineering Manager (Scotland, UK). Writing about team management, leadership and software engineering.
VisionLink
VisionLink is a compensation design firm headquartered in South Orange County, CA. We create high-impact pay strategies and offerings.
John @ Ice Cream React | We need writers!
Founder at Wellspring Publication. Founder at Ice Cream React. Becoming in the top 1% of 1% of 1% of writers on Medium. Let's get 100k reads!
Anas Aladham
Writing to empower and understand. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anas-aladham-2aa173157/
Benjamin Akyea
Email Strategist | Conversion Copywriter | eCommerce | Work with me: https://thesaascopywriter.co/work-with-me/
Erich Ball
I draw helpful ideas from United Nations post-conflict work, Taichi, meditation, investing, and executive and stress management. I also hike and make photos.
Ramune S.
Project Manager turned HR with a Writing Habit | Notion aficionado 🚀 | Writing about professional growth 📝