by unthink | Aug 14, 2026 | Uncategorized
The company needed a new head of product. So they promoted their best salesperson. He’d hit every number for six years. He understood the customer. He knew how to win. None of that is product management. This happens constantly, in sports and in business....
by unthink | Aug 13, 2026 | Uncategorized
We tell ourselves that success quiets the doubt. It doesn’t. We meet leaders who are, by any measure, excelling. Vibrant. Successful. Respected. And they still carry the same unanswered questions everyone else does. Am I actually good at this? Does anyone see...
by unthink | Aug 11, 2026 | Uncategorized
We keep making the same mistake, season after season. We assume that if we collect enough talent, the wins will follow. We sign the best free agent, hire the sharpest résumé, recruit the highest scorer, and wait for the scoreboard to catch up with the roster. It...
by unthink | Aug 4, 2026 | Uncategorized
We survive a day away easily. A week, with effort. A month, if the team rallies. Sixty days reveals something else entirely. It’s not a test of people. It’s a test of systems. We build companies around ourselves without noticing. Every approval that...
by unthink | Mar 3, 2026 | Uncategorized
Covering your mouth while delivering a cutting remark doesn’t make it less cutting. It just makes you less accountable. Soccer players figured this out. Shield the mouth, land the jab, deny the evidence. Clean hands. Dirty game. Sound familiar? The hallway...
by unthink | Feb 18, 2026 | Uncategorized
We measure our dreams with a calculator. When asked what we want to achieve, we default to the most dangerous math: current state plus 10 percent. Maybe 20 if we’re feeling brave. This is the arithmetic that keeps us exactly where we are. The calculation is...
