Leader

Why so many leaders unconsciously lean toward being fixers instead of preventers? The system rewards those who arrive at the scene of a crisis, not those who made sure one never occurred. The heroes work in daylight. The wise ones, in shadows.

Perfect ideas don’t exist. What succeeds are the logical ones that get shipped and shaped. Great leaders build teams where imperfect ideas see the light, get executed, and evolve.

Some of my most “perfect” hires flamed out. Some long shots became superstars. The difference wasn’t luck, it was alignment. These are the lessons 2,500 interviews left me with about hiring for the long game.

When everything seems lost, don’t replay the mistakes, reframe the moment. Ask, how do we win from here?

A leader is a box in the middle of chaos. The inputs come in as wiggly lines: distorted thoughts, half-baked opinions, incomplete facts,...

Learn how to assess and grow talent using the Floor vs Ceiling framework. Discover why high potential isn’t just about ambition or skill, but also consistency and reliability. This guide helps leaders identify, nurture, and align team members based on their default performance (floor) and their upside (ceiling). Build teams with stability and room to grow - without letting insecurity limit your people.

If you want to be liked by everyone as a leader, you are setting yourself up for failure.

Leadership looks different from the outside. From the outside, it’s strategy decks. Big moves. Team calls. From the inside, that’s not...

The trap of sticking with a project or decision just because you’ve already put time or money into it is very real in businesses.  It’s frighteningly close to how a gambler behaves at the casino.

Range is underrated. Breadth of experience changes everything.

What you do with moments defined who you become as a leader.

Every meaningful decision costs something. The smart ones just know what’s worth losing.

We often confuse stability with sameness. But what we don’t change, we eventually outgrow. This piece is a reminder that continuity doesn’t mean clinging to the past — it means having the courage to evolve.

I used to believe that speed was leadership. Act fast. Decide fast. Move fast. The world rewarded urgency, and so did I. Until I learned...

How Great Leaders Hold Steady in Chaos

Leadership is lonely. The type of loneliness that comes from making the hard calls.

A leader must protect their people. And it's easy to be disliked for doing the right thing. Do you have it in you to lead regardless?