by unthink | May 22, 2026 | Blog Post
I was sitting with a leadership team recently, post-mortem on a project that had missed its deadline. Smart people. Good intentions. Real effort. But as we unpacked it, the same pattern emerged that I see more often than I care to admit. No one had agreed on who was...
by unthink | Apr 26, 2026 | Blog Post
We all mess up. Daily. Sometimes loudly. Sometimes quietly. But it happens. The first mistake is rarely the one that defines us. We make the first mistake, and then we face a fork. Own it or explain it away. Absorb it or redirect it. When we deflect, we make a second...
by unthink | Apr 21, 2026 | Blog Post
I have sat in enough leadership rooms to know the default move. Someone misses a deadline. A project stalls. The energy in the team feels off. And almost without thinking, the conversation turns to the individual. Their skills. Their commitment. Their fit. I have...
by unthink | Mar 6, 2026 | Blog Post
“All or nothing” sounds bold. But watch what happens when the target gets set. The founder says 40. The team hears 40, thinks 28, commits to 32. Nobody lied. Everyone discounted. That’s not all or nothing. That’s math dressed up as ambition....
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...
