The Catalyst
Learn the leadership perspectives, frameworks, and mental models you need to be successful.
The Real Reason Your Problems Keep Coming Back
Welcome to the "The Catalyst," Kevin Noble's weekly newsletter about becoming a more effective leader. 🗒️ Past newsletters can be found online here. ❤️ If you enjoy this newsletter please forward it to a friend! 😎 If you're that cool friend, sign up for the newsletter here ☕ Loved this? Say thanks with a coffee and keep this ad-free. Quick Note Allow me to introduce you to Anna Levy, who will be helping me at Group 18. I met Anna when I hired her at Atlassian over eight years ago. She’s a...
What needs to be true?
Welcome to the "The Catalyst," Kevin Noble's weekly newsletter about becoming a more effective leader. 🗒️ Past newsletters can be found online here. ❤️ If you enjoy this newsletter please forward it to a friend! 😎 If you're that cool friend, sign up for the newsletter here ☕ Loved this? Say thanks with a coffee and keep this ad-free. Quick Note Last week I crossed the six month mark being a full time entrepreneur, and there’s no going back. I’ve been committed since the beginning, and the...
Too Tough or Too Tender? Find the Mean
Welcome to the "The Catalyst," Kevin Noble's weekly newsletter about becoming a more effective leader. 🗒️ Past newsletters can be found online here. ❤️ If you enjoy this newsletter please forward it to a friend! 😎 If you're that cool friend, sign up for the newsletter here ☕ Loved this? Say thanks with a coffee and keep this ad-free. Quick Note A long time ago, I told you about a podcast experiment I was running with a friend. That friend is Tory Wobber. She has a PhD in Biology from Harvard...
Is it the destiny of all large companies to ossify?
Welcome to the "The Catalyst," Kevin Noble's weekly newsletter about becoming a more effective leader. 🗒️ Past newsletters can be found online here. ❤️ If you enjoy this newsletter please forward it to a friend! 😎 If you're that cool friend, sign up for the newsletter here ☕ Loved this? Say thanks with a coffee and keep this ad-free. Quick Note The hair salon I work on with a colleague of mine has hit a major profitability milestone! We’ve been working on the salon for a year, investing time...
Everything Changes When You Triple in Size
Welcome to the "The Catalyst," Kevin Noble's weekly newsletter about becoming a more effective leader. 🗒️ Past newsletters can be found online here. ❤️ If you enjoy this newsletter please forward it to a friend! 😎 If you're that cool friend, sign up for the newsletter here ☕ Loved this? Say thanks with a coffee and keep this ad-free. Quick Note I’d love to see the AI transformation drive a flourishing in physical engineering innovation. AI is minimizing the need for early stage VC funding....
Freedom in the Frame
Welcome to the "The Catalyst," Kevin Noble's weekly newsletter about becoming a more effective leader. 🗒️ Past newsletters can be found online here. ❤️ If you enjoy this newsletter please forward it to a friend! 😎 If you're that cool friend, sign up for the newsletter here ☕ Loved this? Say thanks with a coffee and keep this ad-free. Quick Note Happy birthday to The Catalyst! Last week this newsletter turned two years old 🥳. I have written 212K words, or just under 800 pages of a book, across...
The Pain of Staying the Same
Welcome to the "The Catalyst," Kevin Noble's weekly newsletter about becoming a more effective leader. 🗒️ Past newsletters can be found online here. ❤️ If you enjoy this newsletter please forward it to a friend! 😎 If you're that cool friend, sign up for the newsletter here ☕ Loved this? Say thanks with a coffee and keep this ad-free. Quick Note I love my days without many meetings. Last week I had two days with eight meetings each. That’s getting close to my Atlassian schedule! On days like...
An Introvert's Structured Approach to Networking - Part 3
Barton Springs Pool, Austin Welcome to the "The Catalyst," Kevin Noble's weekly newsletter about becoming a more effective leader. 🗒️ Past newsletters can be found online here. ❤️ If you enjoy this newsletter please forward it to a friend! 😎 If you're that cool friend, sign up for the newsletter here ☕ Loved this? Say thanks with a coffee and keep this ad-free. Quick Note This past weekend I hosted my monthly 90-minute rucking event, which is always great. All the attendees were Crossfitters,...
An Introvert's Structured Approach to Networking - Part 2
Welcome to the "The Catalyst," Kevin Noble's weekly newsletter about becoming a more effective leader. 🗒️ Past newsletters can be found online here. ❤️ If you enjoy this newsletter please forward it to a friend! 😎 If you're that cool friend, sign up for the newsletter here ☕ Loved this? Say thanks with a coffee and keep this ad-free. Quick Note I don’t know if it’s because I'm in the middle of writing newsletters about networking that this is on my mind, but there are two things going on this...
An Introvert's Structured Approach to Networking - Part 1
Welcome to the "The Catalyst," Kevin Noble's weekly newsletter about becoming a more effective leader. 🗒️ Past newsletters can be found online here. ❤️ If you enjoy this newsletter please forward it to a friend! 😎 If you're that cool friend, sign up for the newsletter here ☕ Loved this? Say thanks with a coffee and keep this ad-free. Quick Note I’m getting pretty familiar with the "resistance" before starting something new. It happens every time I start a new project. I’m working with new...