Crafting Clear Communication & Political Insight.

  When did you last stop and ask yourself a hard question? Is your biggest threat actually behind you — not ahead? It’s an uncomfortable question, yet for leaders, entrepreneurs, policymakers, or even community organizers, it’s a critical one. Too often, we focus on solving yesterday’s problems. We marshal resources, people, time, and passion while today’s challenges creep past the guardrails unnoticed. It’s the classic trap: fighting the last war. If you’ve ever studied history or just paid attention to the corporate missteps of once-mighty giants, you’ve seen it. Kodak stuck with film when the world embraced pixels. Nokia clung to keypads while the future was touchscreens. Blockbuster doubled down on Friday night store visits while Netflix mailed DVDs — and then streamed them. These stories get told again and again in business schools, yet the trap is easy to slip into. The thing about fighting the last war is that it feels right. It feels safe. It’s human nature to rely on what...