Leadership Lessons

358. The Most Dangerous Word In Leadership

It isn't "quit" or "fail" or "lost". The most dangerous word in leadership is not what you think.

Feb 9

357. This Is The Part Where Everything Breaks

We're in an 80-year cycle and I'm not sure your leadership will survive. This is the part where everything breaks.

Feb 2

356. The Leadership Skill Nobody Trains You For

Most leaders think they struggle with risk. They don’t. They struggle with uncertainty.

Jan 26

355. When Being Exceptional Starts Holding You Back

You’re smart. You’re talented. I’m sure everything you touch turns to gold. That’s the problem.

Jan 19

354. How Leaders Destroy Their Best Teams

There’s one way leaders quickly destroy their best teams - and it's not how you think.

Jan 12

353. What I Got Wrong About Leadership

I didn’t learn the leadership lessons I teach because I was always good at them. I learned them because I was a lousy leader for a long time.

Jan 5

352. How The Bonus Saved Christmas

'Twas the day before bonus and all through the Zoom, not a person was smiling... and that was a big big problem

Dec 22, 2025

351. The 5 ChatGPT Prompts That Will Change Your Life

I didn’t realize how little I understood about myself until ChatGPT explained it to me. This is Leadership Therapy, the AI way.

Dec 15, 2025

349. The Leadership Truth You're Not Ready To Hear

Every person has a limited range of truths they are capable of accepting at any given moment. Maybe it's time to pry open your Overton Window.

Dec 1, 2025

347. The Leadership Mistake Almost Every Manager Makes

You don't succeed by pretending everyone's elite - you do it by coaching the right people the right way. That's the Skill Will Matrix.

Nov 17, 2025

345. Better. Cheaper. Faster. Pick Two.

In leadership, as in life, you can't have it all. There are trade-offs for every choice. You want it better, cheaper and faster. You only get two…

Oct 27, 2025

344. How Great Leaders Win By Inches

In leadership, just like in baseball, the difference between winning and losing isn’t the big swings — it’s the tiny, incremental plays in between…

Oct 20, 2025

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