by Tony Zampella | Oct 13, 2026 | Wisdom
Every week brings another warning from inside AI labs to pay as much attention to AI’s perils as its promises. Yet, we remain transfixed by what these systems can do, and how quickly they do more. Are we wise enough to live with our creation? For nearly two years,...
by Tony Zampella | Aug 31, 2026 | Communication, Leadership
If you had to identify one human capacity that makes each of the following possible, what would it be? Engineering a cityExecuting a business strategyProducing offspringRunning a marathonPlaying in a jazz quartet The answer may not be obvious. These activities seem to...
by Tony Zampella | Nov 17, 2025 | Learning/Coaching, Practice
Democracy is not an end state. It is not just a value or a process.Democracy is a commitment to a way of being. This commitment invites a more human view of politics — not as a struggle for control, but as the courageous work of shaping what’s possible together amid...
by Tony Zampella | Oct 20, 2025 | Learning/Coaching, Wisdom
About six years ago, I realized that many of the issues I cared most about would not be resolved in my lifetime; some might even be regressing. It was a quiet but unsettling reckoning. For a while, I resisted it, holding onto the hope that enough effort or conviction...
by Tony Zampella | May 12, 2025 | Leadership, Wisdom
My aunt, with whom I lived for five years beginning at age eight, never spoke about values—but you always knew where she stood. Her quiet consistency taught me early on that principles aren’t things we talk about; they’re things we live by. Recently, in a leadership...
