The Catalyst
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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. ๐๏ธ Past newsletters can be found online here. โค๏ธ If you enjoy this newsletter please forward it to a friend! ๐ If you're that cool friend, sign up for the newsletter here โ Loved this? Say thanks with a coffee and keep this ad-free. Quick Note Iโm getting pretty familiar with the "resistance" before starting something new. It happens every time I start a new project. Iโm working with new...
The First Follower
Welcome to the "The Catalyst," Kevin Noble's weekly newsletter about becoming a more effective leader. ๐๏ธ Past newsletters can be found online here. โค๏ธ If you enjoy this newsletter please forward it to a friend! ๐ If you're that cool friend, sign up for the newsletter here โ Loved this? Say thanks with a coffee and keep this ad-free. Quick Note 90% of my interaction with AI is work-related, like troubleshooting code, or brainstorming. Lately Iโve had AI help me with a few things in my...
The Work Around the Work
Welcome to the "The Catalyst," Kevin Noble's weekly newsletter about becoming a more effective leader. ๐๏ธ Past newsletters can be found online here. โค๏ธ If you enjoy this newsletter please forward it to a friend! ๐ If you're that cool friend, sign up for the newsletter here โ Loved this? Say thanks with a coffee and keep this ad free. Quick Note The Noble house was a lot quieter last week; all three kids were at a sleepaway camp for the week. Itโs really weird having the house empty of...
Lead an Interesting Life
Welcome to the "The Catalyst," Kevin Noble's weekly newsletter about becoming a more effective leader. ๐๏ธ Past newsletters can be found online here. โค๏ธ If you enjoy this newsletter please forward it to a friend! ๐ If you're that cool friend, sign up for the newsletter here โ Loved this? Say thanks with a coffee and keep this ad free. Quick Note I haven't mentioned this to you yet: One of my projects is advising a hair salon. Each week the salon owner, another advisor, and I jump on a call. In...
Drive consensus, or go lone wolf?
Welcome to the "The Catalyst," Kevin Noble's weekly newsletter about becoming a more effective leader. ๐๏ธ Past newsletters can be found online here. โค๏ธ If you enjoy this newsletter please forward it to a friend! ๐ If you're that cool friend, sign up for the newsletter here โ Loved this? Say thanks with a coffee and keep this ad free. Quick Note I started some automation testing for a client last week, and it was quite fun! I ended up being two minutes late to a meeting because I was so...
What's interesting to your boss should be fascinating to you
Welcome to the "The Catalyst," Kevin Noble's weekly newsletter about becoming a more effective leader. ๐๏ธ Past newsletters can be found online here. โค๏ธ If you enjoy this newsletter please forward it to a friend! ๐ If you're that cool friend, sign up for the newsletter here โ Loved this? Say thanks with a coffee. Quick Note This summer Group 18 made its first official hire! I'm excited to have brought on my oldest son. Before you imagine a months-long โbring your kid to workโ day, Iโm treating...
Your Habits are a Portfolio of Bets
Welcome to the "The Catalyst," Kevin Noble's weekly newsletter about becoming a more effective leader. ๐๏ธ Past newsletters can be found online here. โค๏ธ If you enjoy this newsletter please forward it to a friend! ๐ If you're that cool friend, sign up for the newsletter here โ Loved this? Say thanks with a coffee. Quick Note Five months in to 2025, how are your physical goals going so far this year? One of my goals is a higher Heart Rate Variability (HRV), but it hasnโt been going great! Mine...
Design a Future That Gives You Goosebumps
The 13th monthly business ruck (May 2025) was a big success! Welcome to the "The Catalyst," Kevin Noble's weekly newsletter about becoming a more effective leader. ๐๏ธ Past newsletters can be found online here. โค๏ธ If you enjoy this newsletter please forward it to a friend! ๐ If you're that cool friend, sign up for the newsletter here โ Loved this? Say thanks with a coffee. Quick Note Happy Tuesday! I pushed this newsletter by one day because of the Memorial Day holiday in the US. This past...
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Welcome to the "The Catalyst," Kevin Noble's weekly newsletter about becoming a more effective leader. ๐๏ธ Past newsletters can be found online here. โค๏ธ If you enjoy this newsletter please forward it to a friend! ๐ If you're that cool friend, sign up for the newsletter here โ Loved this? Say thanks with a coffee. Quick Note Happy Monday! I had a lighter week of meetings and project load last week, so I took time to do a little work ON my business, as opposed to IN it. It was fun, and it ties...
The Three Questions That Reveal What's Really Going On
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 ๐ค Quick Note Happy Monday! I recently got back from a week-long offsite in Los Angeles, and it was awesome. I love to solve problems and get on a whiteboard, and thatโs exactly what you do at an offsite. For whatever reason the...