Playing favorites matters

Leaders often pride themselves on treating everyone equally. Yet, like skilled gardeners who give different plants varying amounts of water, great leaders know that equitability isn’t always equal. A McKinsey study revealed that high performers are 400% more...

When reality is wrong

Research from Harvard’s Daniel Gilbert reveals our brains process over 11 million bits of information per second, but we’re only consciously aware of about 40 bits. We’re not seeing reality – we’re seeing our filtered version of it. “The...

Reality bites back

Fighting what exists drains the energy needed to change what could be. Many leaders confuse acceptance with surrender, missing the vital difference between the two. Most struggle because they are too busy resisting current conditions to see the opportunities within...

A necessary power loop

The most successful leaders obsess over feedback loops. Not the casual “how are we doing” kind. The systematic, data-driven kind that transforms businesses. McKinsey’s 2023 study revealed companies with robust feedback systems grow 2.3x faster than...

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...