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The AI prompt that predicts how you’ll fail

387. The problem with being a team player

You’re Thinking About AI All Wrong

You’ve already decided. You just won’t admit it.

386. Just enough hope to keep you from leaving

The Disney princess problem at work

The Thing You're Actually Afraid Of

385. You worship something. You just don’t know it.

I Left For Better Vibes

384. PIPs fail 70-90% of the time. Here’s why.

Honesty Isn't Leadership

Why People Misread You

383. The Zoo I Built

They’ll Remember Everything You Didn’t Say

382. Good Job

You're Not Busy. You're Hiding.

I'm Just Not Good At That

381. The Biggest Mistake We Make About People

Your Company Has Core Values. Why Doesn't Anybody Use Them?

You're More Like Your Parents Than You Want to Admit

343. There Are Only 3 Problems In Life

Here's What It's Like To Work With You

380. We Taught Women To Act Like Mediocre Men

The Most Expensive Leadership Mistake Costs $89

The Difference Between Patience And Avoidance

379. Change Starts Here

Why Most Feedback Is Useless

The Question Most Successful People Avoid

378. You Don't Have A Remote Work Problem

You Don't Have A Time Management Problem | The Lie 40,000 Books Keep Selling You

You're Not Patient. You're Avoidant.

377. The Drowning Person Doesn't Need A Lecture

The Main Cause Of Stress At Work | 60 Years Of Research Just Debunked Everything

You're Not As Good With Failure As You Think

376. Everyone Hates Your Weekly Team Meeting

What You're Still Doing That AI Should Be Doing

375. Bob Wasn't Loyal. He Was Trapped.

The Loyalty Double Standard

The 7 Prompts That Replace a $300/Hour Therapist

374. The Zeigarnik Effect Is Running Your Life

Donald Trump Understands Communication Better Than Most Leaders

If You Quit Today, This Is Your Legacy [AI Prompt]

373. The Iceberg of Ignorance Is Bigger Than You Think

Open Door Policies Are A Lie

The Standards You Lowered Without Noticing [AI Prompt]

372. You Are Not Your Personality Test

Core Values Mean Nothing

The Real Price Of Your Success [AI Prompt]

371. What Made You Great Is Keeping You Stuck

Nobody Else Gets To Decide If You Failed

The Story You Tell About Failure Is A Lie [AI Prompt]

370. The Questions You Won't Ask

Atomic Habits Is Brilliant. And Wrong.

The Real Reason You're Not Having That Conversation [AI Prompt]

369. You Think You're Free. You're Not.

Why Your Best Decisions Might Be Your Worst

I Guarantee You're Doing Work Right Now That AI Can Do Better. [AI Prompt]

368. You Hate The Answer As Much As The Problem

The Conversation You Keep Skipping

Your Story Is True. It's Also A Trap. [AI Prompt]

367. It's Not The Conversation. It's You.

The Problem With Promotions

What Your Decision-Making Says About You [AI Prompt]

366. Why You Keep Choosing The Bad Option

The 5 Skills That Decide Who Gets Promoted

[AI Prompt] What You Actually Think Of The People Around You

365. This Is The Start Of Where It All Ends

We're In A Loneliness Epidemic

[AI Prompt] What They Say After You Leave The Room

364. Your Dog Smells Things You Can't. So Does Your Team.

Stop Judging Me For The Way I Write

How To Handle Conflict At Work (Mar 2026)

[AI Prompt] What You’ll Regret at 80 (If Nothing Changes)

363. The Reason Your Team Doesn't Listen

[Audio Thoughts] Why The Important Stuff Never Gets Done

Welcome to The Best Leadership Newsletter Ever!

[AI Prompt] The Prompt That Finds Your Breaking Point Before It Finds You

362. Most Decisions Are Just A First Date

[Audio Thoughts] Stop Calling It A Strategy When It's Just A Story.

[AI Prompt] The Prompt That Proves Time Travel Exists

361. The Reasons You're Not A Micromanager

[Audio Thoughts] A Thousand Small Acts Of Courage

[AI Prompt] The Prompt That Made Me Rethink the Last 20 Years

360. You're Solving The Wrong Problem

The Secrets To Getting Seen On LinkedIn (Feb 2026)

[Audio Thoughts] Customer Service Isn't About Solving Problems

359. The Pattern You Can't See (That Everyone Else Can)

[Audio Thoughts] Thermometer vs Thermostat Leadership

[AI Prompt] CEOs Pay Millions For This

358. The Most Dangerous Word In Leadership

[Audio Thoughts] Burned Out Or Bored?

[AI Prompt] The Life Changing Question

357. This Is The Part Where Everything Breaks

[Audio Thoughts] Why Your Best Employees Quit

The Curse of the Exceptional Worker

[New AI Prompt] Seeing Yourself From Their Perspective

[Audio Thoughts] Alex Pretti + The 80 Year Cycle

356. The Leadership Skill Nobody Trains You For

Audio Thoughts: Trump and Managing Up

(New AI Prompt) Your Blind Spots

355. When Being An Exceptional Worker Starts Holding You Back

Life's Leadership Lessons: January 15, 2026

354. How Leaders Destroy Their Best Teams

Life's Leadership Lessons: January 8, 2026

Unscalable: 2026 accountability (w/ Natasha Walstra)

353. What I Got Wrong About Leadership