Christine Haskell, Ph.D.'s Blog

Stewardship for the 99%: A Manifesto

We are at a crossroads

In the fall of 2025, Microsoft’s President for Central Europe and Central Asia told a ballroom full of leadership scholars, most of whom paid dear...

AI Is Not Just A Tool

    From Tool to Institution

At every conference, someone reaches for the tranquilizer ...

Built to Hold, Not Hype

Why LinkedIn's "Top Startups" list says more than it thinks

Today I got one of those spammy LinkedIn-feed-our-algorithm emails. I never answer them, but the comment thread bothered me. Most do. Echo chambers of agreement don’t add much value, build community, or foster connection. I try, in my own way, to do that. So here goes.

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When Defaults Decide

    What “Adolescence” Teaches Us about Self-regulation, Hope, and Harm

The show’s craf...

Skipping Bloom Is Dorian Gray in Academic Drag

   

At a recent leader conference, an instructor bragged that AI lets students “jump t...

The Dorm Room Is Still Open

Your policy window is narrowing.

FaceMash wasn’t a prank; it was a prototype—rating women like trading cards. I even watched an MSDN colleague rank dates in an Excel “m...

Belonging Isn't Enough

1. The Confusion Between Belonging and Mattering

Belonging is easy to manufacture—rituals, slogans, smiles that signal harmony. It reassures, but doesn’t guarantee subst...

If the Campfire Goes Dark

The Leadership Lesson of Avoidance We Can’t Outsource1. The Crisis of Avoidance

We don’t just avoid conflict. We engineer around it.

For ten years, I’ve researched how le...

If They Shine, You Shine

1. The Crisis of Zero-Sum Leadership

Kamala Harris, reflecting on her early days as Vice President, wrote:

“Their thinking was zero-sum: If she’s shining, he’s dimmed… No...

AI, Adaptability, and the Stories We Tell Ourselves

How Your Biography Shapes Technology’s Impact

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly changing how we work, make decisions, and define success. But when AI or any new technology suggests something unexpected, how do you react? The answer is shaped more by your experiences than the technology itself and more to do with your Data Biography — the sum of your experiences, reactions, and assumptions about data that shape how you engage with new innovations. By understanding your data biography, you c...