The hidden salesperson within

We’re all selling something, even when we don’t think we are. Is the engineer pitching a design solution? Selling. Is the HR manager proposing a new policy? Selling. Is the teacher explaining a concept? Selling. Even the introverted data analyst is selling...

The vista awaits

In 1953, Edmund Hillary didn’t just appear at Everest’s peak. Before the famous summit, he spent years climbing smaller peaks in New Zealand. Tenzing Norgay made six attempts before reaching the top. They understood something we often forget – mastery...

Succinctly stated

Something we all seek, but few can do it well. Instead, we become verbose, convoluted, and confused. Can you state your strategy in one sentence if you are an organization?  Similarly, as an individual,l can you say what you do in one sentence? Nothing more. If you...

Blurred vision

We confuse abundance with clarity. Our dashboards overflow with numbers, each claiming importance, each demanding attention. Priority used to mean one – the first, the vital. Now, we juggle ten “priorities,” pretending they all matter equally. Strip...

Less, but better

Each year, I set a guiding mantra to help me navigate the paths I can likely follow, discover new and interesting opportunities, and look for growth. Yet, this year, all of this needs to happen in the same amount of time as last year, which is 24 hours less because of...

Operating in the gain

In the relentless pursuit of excellence, how we measure progress shapes everything. Dan Sullivan’s “Gap and Gain” principle illuminates a critical distinction that separates high achievers from the perpetually frustrated. Yet most leaders continue to...