Money missing. A theory that felt obvious. Nobody had actually checked it. A company had coin-counting machines losing money across its whole network. Month after month, the losses kept coming. The company had a
At a recent strategy session, a leadership team spent 45 minutes reviewing an AI initiative that hadn't produced a single measurable result in six months. The vendor was still "onboarding." The executive sponsor was
Nobody warned me about this when I started leading teams. The higher you climb, the worse your information gets. Not because people lie to you. Because they curate for you. Bad news gets softened.
"The lesser evil is still evil." - Hannah Arendt In 1952, Miller and Murray put rats in harnesses and measured pull strength. The rats pulled harder to escape a learned fear than they pulled
Most soft skills training has a sequencing problem. You take an active listening module. Then a feedback module. Then something on conflict resolution. Each one is packaged neatly, assessed cleanly, and checked off a
From the newsfeed: "The proliferation of AI has led to a growing "faux-expert" crisis, allowing those with little actual leadership skills to gain influence through AI-generated insights and polished narratives" (John Winsor, the founder
... And Other Things the Gurus Won't Tell You Terms that rub a raw spot: "Irregardless" "Outside the box" Labels (Millennial, Gen Z, Gen X, etc.) and the newest entry: "Clarity" Yes, I know,
How Collaboration Bias Is Quietly Killing Your Team's Best Decisions The meeting was supposed to produce a decision. I was brought in to facilitate. One camp wanted harmony. One camp wanted answers. Everyone else
More than 2 decades ago, one of my fave mentors suggested I start using Evernote as my "second brain". Initially, I used the basic features but when I started pondering all of the more
A field guide for CEOs who actually sign the checks You're being sold AI like it's oxygen. Every vendor, every consultant, every LinkedIn thought leader swears you'll be obsolete by Tuesday if you don't
