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Matthew Barbour

25-year leader. Writer. Believer that humanity is the best leadership strategy.

The Tool I Reach For First

Apr 26, 2026

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6 min read

The Tool I Reach For First

On Appreciative Inquiry, and the humility of knowing when to set it down

Matthew Barbour
Matthew Barbour
Two and a Half Years

Apr 20, 2026

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3 min read

Two and a Half Years

On the decisions that policy alone can't make

Matthew Barbour
Matthew Barbour
Before We Begin

Apr 14, 2026

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10 min read

Before We Begin

Asking something real before you ask anything else

Matthew Barbour
Matthew Barbour

The Dinner Table Test

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The Living Wall

Apr 5, 2026

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9 min read

The Living Wall

On Belonging Signals and the Weight They Carry

Matthew Barbour
Matthew Barbour
What the Quiet Is Saying

Mar 29, 2026

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8 min read

What the Quiet Is Saying

The Invisible Workplace: What Leaders Miss When No One Is Complaining

Matthew Barbour
Matthew Barbour

The Dinner Table Test

+5

The Larger Circle

Mar 24, 2026

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10 min read

The Larger Circle

What Pauli Murray Taught Me About the Work We Never See

Matthew Barbour
Matthew Barbour

The Dinner Table Test

+5

When The Fear Works

Mar 22, 2026

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8 min read

When The Fear Works

The results were real. So was the damage

Matthew Barbour
Matthew Barbour

The Dinner Table Test

+5

The Seat Isn't The Signal

Mar 15, 2026

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6 min read

The Seat Isn't The Signal

Some lessons take years to recognize. This one took me twenty.

Matthew Barbour
Matthew Barbour

The Dinner Table Test

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The Dinner Table Test

Mar 8, 2026

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4 min read

The Dinner Table Test

What this newsletter is, why it exists, and the question I hope you carry into every room you lead.

Matthew Barbour
Matthew Barbour

The Dinner Table Test

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The Leader Who Changed How I See Leadership

Mar 8, 2026

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5 min read

The Leader Who Changed How I See Leadership

Some lessons take years to recognize. This one took me twenty.

Matthew Barbour
Matthew Barbour

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