Category: Leadership
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More ↗: The Person You Thought You Had to BeThe Person You Thought You Had to Be
I realized, slowly, that my discomfort came from a shift in focus—from what I would do next to who I would be. Wondering who I…
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More ↗: When Vision Is Clear, Everything Changes: A Guide for Leaders and the Teams Around ThemWhen Vision Is Clear, Everything Changes: A Guide for Leaders and the Teams Around Them
When Gallup surveyed more than 30,000 people across 52 countries and asked what they want most from their leaders, the answer wasn’t better pay, more…
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More ↗: How Workplaces Go Toxic Without Anyone Trying—But Someone Still Has to Fix It
How Workplaces Go Toxic Without Anyone Trying—But Someone Still Has to Fix It
Toxic workplaces don’t always announce themselves with drama. Sometimes the damage is quieter, more structural, and far harder to name—which makes it harder to fix.
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More ↗: Leadership Theater vs. Leadership Work
Leadership Theater vs. Leadership Work
What started as a promising gathering turned into a case of leadership theater, where visible actions masked real progress.
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More ↗: How to Build an Innovation Habit (Without a Big Budget)
How to Build an Innovation Habit (Without a Big Budget)
A colleague recently pitched me on what he called an “innovative” way to improve our customer service. He spoke about a report found within one…
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More ↗: Attention Fragmentation: Why You Feel Busy and Get Nothing Done
Attention Fragmentation: Why You Feel Busy and Get Nothing Done
Most work nights feel like the last one. I climb into the car, start a podcast—because I am determined to always be learning—and pull out…
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More ↗: Where Good Ideas Go to Die (And What That Tells You About Where You Work)
Where Good Ideas Go to Die (And What That Tells You About Where You Work)
You’re good at noticing things—the broken process everyone walks past, the obvious fix hiding in plain sight. So you speak up. And then… nothing. No…
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More ↗: Stop Pretending That Meeting Was Necessary
Stop Pretending That Meeting Was Necessary
This isn’t a crisis. This is Tuesday. You’re probably sitting in the back of the meeting room or as close to it as you can…
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More ↗: Email as an Organizational Operating System: Why Your Inbox Is an Illusion
Email as an Organizational Operating System: Why Your Inbox Is an Illusion
Email has become the de facto operating system for modern work—communication, tasks, approvals, records, decisions—despite being structurally unsuited for almost all of those functions. Two…
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More ↗: Avoiding Burnout When You Love Your Work
Avoiding Burnout When You Love Your Work
I became someone I didn’t like. It happened slowly—so slowly I didn’t notice until I was already there. Struggling to smile. Snapping at people who…
