Matt Poepsel
Matt Poepsel is a leadership scholar, executive practitioner, and former U.S. Marine Corps officer whose career spans military service, software product leadership, organizational psychology, and executive education. He holds a PhD in Psychology, an MBA, and has taught leadership and human flourishing at Boston College. Across boardrooms, classrooms, and combat units, he observed the same pattern: stress and complexity push people toward self-interest and fragmentation.
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“It was humbling to realize how many specialists it takes to create a great book — and how much better the work becomes because of it.”
—Matt Poepsel
What Changed?
Writing Expand the Circle forced Matt to consolidate decades of observation, research, and leadership practice into a single, coherent framework. What had lived across roles, industries, and conversations became The Commitment Cycle™, a system explaining how commitment functions as a form of human energy that counteracts organizational entropy.
The book didn’t just express ideas.
It crystallized a methodology leaders can apply.
