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All three publish on LinkedIn and are shared on X and Bluesky.

Mondays

Dr. Norman’s Management Memes

One idea per issue, short and quotable, drawn chapter by chapter from the textbooks.

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The OLE Lab Notebook

Long-form essays from a scholar-practitioner on compensation, leadership, and civic life, plus the interview series Off the Talking Points.

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Saturdays

More Capable

The book-series channel: the manager’s job in the AI transition, one argument at a time.

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Recent writing

Sep 2026Cast, Script, Edit Management Memes, No. 13
Sep 2026What Teams Are For, Now That AI Isn’t One More Capable, No. 5
Jul 2026More Capable, Not More Dependent More Capable series manifesto

In the news

Sep 2026Best & Worst States for Teachers (2026) WalletHub, Ask the Experts; also carried by LongIsland.com, the Uken Report, the Oakdale Leader, and the Escalon Times
Aug 2026Hardest-Working States in America (2026) WalletHub, Ask the Experts
2023Excellence in Service Award CSUDH College of Business Administration and Public Policy

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