by unthink | Feb 28, 2026 | Blog Post
I was listening to Depeche Mode the other day. “People Are Good.” And it stopped me. Not because it surprised me. But because it reminded me of something I genuinely believe and sometimes forget to say out loud. People are good. Not always in a tidy or...
by unthink | Feb 27, 2026 | Blog Post
We measure results before we understand the situation we are measuring them in. A million dollars in new revenue. We celebrate or dismiss it before we ask the only question that matters: compared to what? For the business doing $300,000, that number is a revolution....
by unthink | Feb 22, 2026 | Blog Post
You catch yourself doing it. A team member delivers something genuinely great, and you pause, analyze, then find the one thing to improve. The praise sits right there. You just don’t say it. You think it’s about control. Criticism keeps you in charge....
by unthink | Feb 21, 2026 | Blog Post
As leaders, we make mistakes. Costly ones. Wrong hires, poor timing, misread markets. Most of them recovered. What I rarely see people recover from quickly is defensiveness. Not because it is dramatic or catastrophic in the moment, but because it is invisible. It...
by unthink | Feb 19, 2026 | Blog Post
I have sat across from some genuinely talented leaders, and I keep seeing the same thing. Brilliant strategy. Capable people. And then somewhere between the planning session and the finish line, things quietly slip. Deadlines drift. Commitments blur. The leader is...
