Negotiation needs no logic

In high-stakes FBI negotiations, Chris Voss discovered something counterintuitive – rationality takes a backseat to emotion. Research by Tversky and Kahneman confirms people act irrationally in 150 different ways through cognitive biases. Savvy negotiators...

Giants stumble forward

The team at Apple wasn’t looking for a phone when they created the iPhone. They were searching for a better way to interact with music. Just as the market thought it understood the future, everything changed. Today’s tech narrative faces a similar...

Bulls don’t dance

In 1962, John F Kennedy challenged America to reach the moon. Not because it was easy but because it was hard. That kind of masculine energy drove innovation, creativity, and achievement. Dr. Robert Glover points to a stark shift after World War II. Men started...

Natural wisdom at work

I marvel at my dog caring for her day-old pups. It’s her first litter, yet she’s a natural. Gone is the attention-seeking companion, replaced by an instinctive nurturer who gives unselfishly – feeding, cleaning, and protecting these helpless beings....

Intentionality

Being flexible is easy. Going with the flow is easy. Adapting to what presents itself is easy. Being open to opportunity is easy. Doing the best you can is easy. Being intentional is not easy. It requires thought, commitment, planning, and consistent, deliberate...

A necessary power loop

The most successful leaders obsess over feedback loops. Not the casual “how are we doing” kind. The systematic, data-driven kind that transforms businesses. McKinsey’s 2023 study revealed companies with robust feedback systems grow 2.3x faster than...