Most Performance Problems Are Expectation Problems

If your team keeps missing the mark, the issue may not be effort or talent. It may be that no one has clearly named what “good” actually looks like.

The Missing Link Between Strategy and Execution

Most strategies do not fail at the top. They stall when managers are not equipped to translate goals into what their teams do on Monday.

Stepping Away From the Chalkboard as You Grow as a Leader

When your identity is tied to having the answer, silence feels unsafe. Growth starts when you let others think instead of filling the board.

Are You Building Thinkers Or Dependence?

When every problem lands on your desk, the issue is not just volume. It is whether your managers are being trained to think for themselves or to keep waiting for your answer.

Stop Promoting Strong ICs Then Leaving Them To Improvise Alone

You promoted a strong individual contributor into management. Now your results depend on how you develop their leadership, not their last role.

When the “New Year” Meets Your Real Life

When Your Calendar Stops Matching Your Intentions This Year

The second week of January tests whether your calendar reflects the leader you intend to be, not just the goals you wrote on January 1 this year.

When a Better Question Does More Than a Better Plan

Leadership isn’t about having the right answers. It’s about the questions that bring you back to clarity and help others feel safe stepping into the work.

Clarity Fails When Leaders Avoid the Cost of Commitment

Every clear priority excludes something else. When leaders hesitate to make that call, teams don’t get alignment, they get confusion disguised as consensus.

The 35,064-Hour Lesson: Why More Data Doesn’t Create Clarity

Before You Optimize, Make Sure You’re Facing the Right Direction

Before refining plans or pushing teams, strong leaders pause to orient. Not everything needs action yet, but everything benefits from being noticed.

Leaders Don’t Need More Data, They Need Decisions

If everything is being measured but little is changing, the problem isn’t your metrics. It’s the clarity around what happens next.