I write about what Italy teaches us about power, leadership, and living well at my Substack Professor Wears Prada. I'm a Northwestern University professor and leadership scholar—I've spent my career researching teams and leadership everywhere from NASA to Ancient Rome. But I keep coming back to Italy. Right now I'm on sabbatical, based between Florence and Stanford, exploring what the Renaissance reveals about leading through complexity. The Substack is where I work out these ideas in real time. Renaissance case studies. Cultural observations. What happens when you let Italian wisdom reshape how you think about work and life. I teach these ideas in Florence through Northwestern executive programs, and here I'm writing them for anyone curious about Italy, about leading differently, or about building a beautiful, meaningful life. New essays every other Friday. Follow along through images on Instagram.