Field Notes

Curated reading, viewing, and listening.

A working library of the articles, videos, podcasts, and books James points to when clients ask “what should I read next?” New entries get added as they earn their place.

PodcastJan 26, 2024

Leadership, Identity, Survival, and Bees | Derick Cooper

A pharmaceutical CEO and Jordan Peterson explore how immune system logic maps onto business strategy, personality, and reciprocal ethics.

VideoJan 11, 2024

How to Motivate Yourself: Leverage Dopamine & Overcome Your Excuses

Two evidence-based strategies for pushing through rejection and inaction when motivation and dopamine will not show up on demand.

PodcastJan 6, 2024

Empathy: The Essence of Digital Leadership (feat. Erik Qualman)

Empathy, AI adoption, and focus strategies every business leader needs to operate effectively in a digital-first environment.

PodcastDec 8, 2023

Boost Your Success in 2024: My Best Advice on Business, Time Management, and Reinvention

Practical frameworks for focus, confidence, and business decisions from a live entrepreneur Q&A session.

VideoNov 14, 2023

How To Build Up A Company By Building Up Employees

A manufacturing entrepreneur explains how sharing ownership with employees fueled decades of compounded growth.

PodcastNov 14, 2023

This Canadian Billionaire Changed Business For the Better | CEO Frank Stronach

Frank Stronach built Magna International from a rented garage into a 170,000-person global manufacturer by treating profit-sharing as a structural obligation, not a perk.

VideoOct 4, 2023

Unlocking Success in Business: The Power of Vulnerability and Courageous Cultures - Brené Brown

Sustainable business success by any metric depends on leadership courage and organizational cultures built for it.

PodcastSep 28, 2023

Spotify Founder: How A 23 Year Old Introvert Built A $31 Billion Business!

Spotify's co-founder on building a $50 billion company from a retired 23-year-old's identity crisis and music piracy problem.

VideoSep 17, 2023

2 rules to build a business | Mel Robbins

Becoming a student and building a runway are the two foundational moves before launching any business.