The clarity we lack

Many leaders I work with struggle to see what makes them unique. They look at their markets and see crowded spaces with endless options. “It’s all been done,” they tell me. “How can we possibly stand out?” Here’s what I’ve...

The tone you set

Two days of snow. A rare gift of stillness. Time to watch football and witness something profound about leadership. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. A day to reflect on how we choose to create change. Through conversation or command. Through influence or intimidation. And...

It’s just different

We label them lazy. Unmotivated. Entitled. The younger generation on our teams doesn’t work the way we did. They don’t hustle the same hours. They don’t chase the same carrots. So we shake our heads and wonder where the ambition went. But...

They’ll forget your demands

We push. We insist. We demand change, believing our authority will make it stick. It won’t. People might comply in the moment, nodding, agreeing, executing. But compliance isn’t commitment. The change we force rarely outlasts our watchful eye. What...

Being still v standing still

A story is told that Walter Massa, an Italian winemaker from Tortona, offered this distinction: “We shouldn’t stand still. We should be still.” A subtle difference. One you likely caught immediately. Standing still suggests paralysis. Frozen by...