Michele Grant

The First System Every Marketing Org Needs to Fix

If a marketing organization is struggling, the problem often shows up everywhere.

Apr 16 • Michele Grant

Where to Start When Everything Feels Broken

When something in a marketing organization stops working, it rarely breaks in one place.

Apr 10 • Michele Grant

March 2026

Process Is Not Technical Design

One of the most common moments in enterprise transformation sounds deceptively simple.

Mar 19 • Michele Grant

You Don’t Need an Architect. You Need a Plumber.

When organizations decide something in marketing needs to change, the first instinct is often architectural.

Mar 12 • Michele Grant

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Why Marketing Teams Keep Inheriting the Next “Solution”

New operating models promise transformation, but without clear decision systems and execution flow, frameworks simply magnify existing friction.

Mar 5 • Michele Grant

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February 2026

If You Still Love Marketing, This Is the Work Now

Most senior marketing leaders I talk to still love marketing.

Feb 26 • Michele Grant

What Ender Teaches Us About Leading Inside Broken Systems

One of the hardest parts of leadership is realizing you are responsible for outcomes inside a system you didn’t design.

Feb 19 • Michele Grant

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For the Love of Marketing, Stop Romanticizing Chaos

Many of us got into marketing because we love the work.

Feb 12 • Michele Grant

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Why We’re Reading Ender’s Game for the Love of Marketing

This is not a book club about science fiction.

Feb 5 • Michele Grant

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January 2026

What Happens When Leaders Stop Managing Chaos

The most meaningful changes I’ve seen in marketing organizations didn’t start with tools or roadmaps.

Jan 29 • Michele Grant

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Seeing Patterns When Everyone Else Sees Chaos

Chaos is often just a system that hasn’t been understood yet.

Jan 22 • Michele Grant

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What I’ve Learned Watching Marketing Teams Try to Scale

I’ve worked with a lot of marketing teams at different stages of growth.

Jan 15 • Michele Grant

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