All About Crises
The first damage report after a hurricane is almost always wrong. Lessons from Admiral McRaven's Conquering Crisis, starting with that one.
Nobody Thinks They Work in a Silo
Almost no one thinks they work in a silo. Most of us do. What McChrystal's Team of Teams teaches about fixing it.
Nobody Can Learn AI for You
AI isn't a corporate initiative. It's a personal skill every executive has to build, and nobody can do it for you.
The CEO's Most Valuable Tool Is Another Human
AI is making the Chief of Staff more valuable, not less. Speed is easy to buy. Judgment, influence, and political awareness aren't.
Aim to Put Yourself Out of a Job
Four rules for leading a team, ending with the one that matters most: always be preparing someone to replace you.
Monsters in Our Heads
What two Disney rides showed me about perception
All Compass, No Map
You come into this world with a built-in compass and no map.
Deal Makers and Deal Breakers
Their role is to flag every risk. Yours is to decide which ones to take.
Everyone Wants the Bicycle Kick
Mastery is nothing more than obsessively focusing on the fundamentals.
Free Riders
Some executives shed responsibility as they climb, but the organization keeps score.
On Founders and Operators
The skills that start a company are not the skills that scale it.
Discarding Pity
Accepting pity is a polite way of giving up your agency. On internalizers, externalizers, and owning your circumstances.