The thinking deficit

Most leaders are drowning in action but starving for thought. Here’s what the research tells us: Harvard Business Review found that CEOs spend less than 3% of their time on strategic thinking. McKinsey reports that executives spend 72% of their time in meetings,...

Color-coded action

What gets scheduled gets done, but only if we protect what we schedule. We block time for others effortlessly. Client calls, team meetings, coffee conversations. Yet the work that moves our business forward? The strategic thinking that creates value? We leave it to...

We measure with hidden yardsticks

We cannot attain what we cannot see. Yet we do this all the time. We gather the team. We craft the goals. We invest hours debating priorities, wordsmithing targets, and aligning on what matters most. Then we file them away. The goals exist, technically. They’re...

Rolling up your sleeves

We all seek the results. The transformation. The extraordinary outcome that sets us apart. Yet we often fail to understand what it takes to get there. You have a plan. You may even have the frameworks. The Scaling Up methodology sits on your desk. Collins’...

The energy reserve

Your neighbor doesn’t think about watering their garden. Same time. Every morning. The sprinklers come on, soak the beds, feed the grass. No decisions. No fatigue. Just growth. We do this too, but only in fragments. Wake up. Coffee. Shower. Dress. Eat. Drive....