Hate means truth

Nobody hated your work today. Again. Comfortable mediocrity feels safe. When everyone likes what you do, you’re invisible. The middle of the bell curve is crowded real estate. Authentic innovation lives at the edges. It provokes. It challenges. It makes some...

Why bother

We drift through days, reacting to notifications and urgent but unimportant demands. The schedule fills itself. The to-do list grows. We diligently execute plans we never consciously chose. Intentionality is the antidote to drift. It’s deciding where your...

Hidden allies

The company was struggling when Howard Schultz returned to Starbucks as CEO in 2008 after an eight-year hiatus. Sales were down, the stock had plummeted 40%, and the brand lost its soul. What saved Starbucks wasn’t just Schultz’s vision—it was a board that...

Sweet tension

Watching Lewis Hamilton’s Ferrari journey unfold carries special resonance for a scaling coach who values leadership principles. The anticipation builds each day, knowing soon the seven-time champion who shattered Formula 1’s color barriers will don that...

Unmined gold

Surveys go out. Feedback forms fill inboxes. Customer insights pile up in dashboards, and nobody checks. We’ve become exceptional collectors but terrible miners. Companies invest thousands in sophisticated data systems while ignoring the nuggets in their...