Integrating Genius

The Work Is Letting It Show Up

When I started writing here, I made you a promise in a single line: the genius is already in your building, and the work is letting it show up.

Oct 5 • Dr. John A. Cascone

September 2026

The Conversation That Cost $160,000

The Director of Operations at a small manufacturing company called me about one of his supervisors.

Sep 28 • Dr. John A. Cascone

The Number That Tells You Nothing

A confession to open: I have read, scored, and signed more performance appraisal forms than I can count, and I have never once seen a number on one of…

Sep 21 • Dr. John A. Cascone

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The Best Idea I Ever Watched a Structure Kill

Some years ago, I had the good fortune to work on a government initiative that I still consider one of the best ideas I have ever seen put into…

Sep 14 • Dr. John A. Cascone

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Integration Isn't a Program

A professional services firm I worked with had quietly become a different company than the one it started as.

Sep 7 • Dr. John A. Cascone

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August 2026

I've Been All Three

Most suppression of talent does not come from villains.

Aug 31 • Dr. John A. Cascone

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Before You Decide They Just Don't Care

There is a sentence I have heard from supervisors more than any other, usually said with a tired shrug.

Aug 24 • Dr. John A. Cascone

The $250,000 Lesson

The conference room looked like every corporate training I had ever walked into.

Aug 10 • Dr. John A. Cascone

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The Genius You're Paying For and Never See

There is a genius walking out your door every evening that no one ever asked to fully show up.

Aug 3 • Dr. John A. Cascone

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July 2026

Welcome to Integrating Genius

Writing on supervision, leadership, and releasing the genius already on your team. The first piece arrives August 3rd.

Jul 27 • Dr. John A. Cascone

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The Four Questions Every Employee Is Silently Asking

Your best employee is interviewing you.

Jul 19 • Dr. John A. Cascone

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