by Brooks Mendell | Apr 18, 2026 | Thinking/Analysis, Leading/Managing
When cats and dogs agree on an issue, natural curiosity encourages us to look up from our phones and take in the situation. After all, how often do natural antagonists take time to slow down, listen to each other, and find common ground? On April 17th, 2026, Senator...
by Brooks Mendell | Apr 15, 2026 | Thinking/Analysis, Communication Skills
In Phones, Fashion, and Fighting for Fourth Amendment Protections, I wrote about how recent figures in American history fought to protect our right to privacy (all while remaining runway ready). In this post, I focus on, one, how the U.S. government does not respect...
by Brooks Mendell | Mar 30, 2026 | Thinking/Analysis, Books, Leading/Managing, Learning
Cornell University in Ithaca currently has an exhibit – “Fashioning Justice: Ruth Bader Ginsburg ’54 and the Power of Presence” – which celebrates fashion trends and legal decisions influenced by the former Supreme Court Justice (aka RBG). What links fashion to the...
by Brooks Mendell | Feb 28, 2026 | Books, Communication Skills, Leading/Managing, Learning, Thinking/Analysis
In 1999, while in business school, I interned with the National Parks and Conservation Association (NPCA) at Point Reyes National Seashore, living in employee housing about 90 minutes from where Alfred Hitchcock filmed The Birds, now considered one of the great horror...
by Brooks Mendell | Jan 16, 2026 | Leading/Managing, Communication Skills, Forestry, Learning, Sports, Thinking/Analysis, Writing
Daily Habits and Practice As a second grader in Cockeysville, Maryland, I came home from school nursing a bruised ego the first time we took a physical fitness test. That day, I had barely managed one chin-up after watching my friends crank out four, six and more. My...
