Media and writing

Weekly writing, expert commentary, and conversations.

Three newsletters, recent articles, and expert commentary on pay, work, management, and AI.

Newsletters

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.

Every other Wednesday

The OLE Lab Notebook

Long-form essays on compensation, leadership, and civic life, plus Off the Talking Points.

Saturdays

More Capable

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

Podcasts and conversations

  • 2026 The 92 Report with Will Bachman: conversations with the Harvard-Radcliffe Class of 1992. Episode 183, October 19, 2026. Listen to the episode
  • Ongoing Off the Talking Points, the interview series from the OLE Lab. olelab.org

In the news

  • Sep 2026 Best & 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 2026 Hardest-Working States in America (2026), WalletHub, Ask the Experts
  • 2023 Thomas Norman Wins 2023 Excellence in Service Award, CSUDH News
  • Aug 2022 A Century of Service, San Pedro Today cover story on the Rotary Club of San Pedro's centennial
  • 2018 Your Brain on Tech, National Geographic's America Inside Out with Katie Couric, filmed in the George Marsh Applied Cognition Lab
  • 2017 Brain Hacking, 60 Minutes, filmed in the George Marsh Applied Cognition Lab

For journalists

Available for comment on compensation and pay transparency, labor and employment relations, management and leadership, AI adoption at work, and higher education. Bios and credentials are on the bio page.

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