Time tricks us

Bill Gates said it best: “Most people overestimate what they can do in one year and underestimate what they can do in ten years.” This isn’t just a clever observation. It’s the reason most strategies fail and most breakthroughs happen by...

Stretch goals matter

Most organizations set goals they know they can achieve. That’s not goal setting—that’s sophisticated planning. Real growth happens in the uncomfortable space between current capability and audacious ambition. This is where stretch goals live, and why...

The same page

The same book allows everyone to find their favorite chapter, interpret meanings differently, and operate from completely different assumptions. It’s comfortable because it feels like agreement, but it’s organized confusion. The same page demands...

Eliminate the noise

‘Eliminate the Noise’—a Steve Jobs expression. ‘Focus on the signal.’ The great people do this repeatedly. They are focused. Yet most of us embrace complexity and quantity as a badge of honor. Being distracted is applauded by many. I work with...

Focus on what you know

We live in a business culture that celebrates the unknown—the next breakthrough, the disruptive technology, the untapped market. Yet while we fixate on what we don’t know, we often overlook the profound power of what we already know. Every successful scaling...