Leadership Lessons

371. What Made You Great Is Keeping You Stuck

Your pattern creates your environment. Your environment reinforces your pattern. That's the Pattern-Environment Loop. And you built it yourself.

May 11

370. The Questions You Won't Ask

As a leader, you'll question everything. Almost. The questions you won't ask are the reason why your beliefs are conspiracy theories.

May 4

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

That difficult conversation doesn't need to be difficult. The main problem with it is you. Fortunately, I have an easy solution for how to have a…

Apr 13

362. Most Decisions Are Just A First Date

Most leaders get something wrong about most of their decisions. As it turns out, you can learn a lot from dating.

Mar 9

361. The Reasons You're Not A Micromanager

You're not a micromanager - we both know that. You just need to understand the reasons why you aren't one.

Mar 2

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 An Exceptional Worker 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

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