From the Back Patio

Periodic musings from David Long — written during the best part of the day, somewhere between the second cup of coffee and the next chapter of a good book.

No editorial calendar. No content strategy. Just whatever showed up worth thinking about — leadership, people, performance, the occasional detour into something else entirely. Some of these started as a scribble in a notebook. Some arrived fully formed with the morning light. All of them are published here in the order they happened, most recent first.

You’ll also find these on LinkedIn and Threads, in shorter form. If something lands for you, share it. If something starts a conversation, even better — that’s the whole point of the patio