The Work Beneath the Work
Ted LeonhardtEssays on creative leadership, culture, and becoming
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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Advisory Notes: Money Lacks Logic
Here is something I’ve never heard a creative firm leader say out loud, even though most of them know it’s true:
The way your team behaves around money has almost nothing to do with money.
Not the reluctance to ask for what the work is wo...
Becoming: The Money Imprint
Mom remembering her excitement, her nerves in the telling.
The man explaining the contract in flat unemotional tones — the mandatory pre-placement agreement with Children’s Home Society. The requirement noted: the child must have his own b...
The Room in Bellingham
We’re doing it again.
Saturday, June 6th, 10 to noon, at my house in Bellingham.
Same idea — a real conversation among designers, writers, engineers, filmmakers, animators, coders. People who can’t not do the work.
This time we’re going...
The Cover Ask
Sixty-five of you took the time to write thoughtful responses — sharing insights, making cases, offering something more than a click. That surprised me, and it mattered.
Here’s the breakdown: Big Yellow 65, Writing Afloat 7, Craft Paper Po...
I need your help choosing a cover
This book has been a long time coming. It’s about how a difficult childhood becomes a creative career — told through a life, including the parts most business books leave out. I’ve been writing drafts of it here on Substack for years, and m...
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