Subject: Long before open conflict shows up, you’ve lost $$$$$
Long before open conflict shows up, you’ve lost $$$$$
January 28th, 2026 at 9:00 am ESTYou may not realize this, but by the time most leadership teams experience the outward conflict, they’ve been dealing with the friction for a very long time. The outward expression was the straw that broke the proverbial “camel's back.” You m ...
A leadership cost most teams don’t see (video drops tomorrow)
January 26th, 2026 at 3:00 pm ESTMost leadership teams don’t break because of bad intent, poor strategy, or lack of talent. They break because something invisible goes unaddressed for too long. Tension becomes normal.Decisions slow down.Work starts routing around people instead ...
You’ve seen the video now read the blog: Rip Currents Don’t just happen at the beach!
January 21st, 2026 at 3:00 pm ESTThere’s a pattern inside organizations that, on the surface, look healthy. Smart leaders.Clear strategy.Strong intent. Yet execution feels heavier than it should. Momentum stalls. Tension keeps resurfacing. And no amount of new tools, tighter pro ...
A question most leaders aren’t asking (but should be)
January 19th, 2026 at 3:00 pm ESTHappy MLK Day! What does this day mean to you? It's not just a holiday or a day off, it's a moment to reflect on what freedom, unity and togetherness means in this country. Choose love instead of hate…Hateful thoughtsHateful speechHateful actions ...
A Leadership Pattern Worth Paying Attention To
January 14th, 2026 at 3:00 pm ESTOver the past year, I’ve noticed a pattern showing up again and again in leadership teams. It usually surfaces right before a major initiative. AI adoption. A new operating model. A push for speed, scale, or efficiency. On the surface, everything ...
Conflict Destroys Team Productivity
January 12th, 2026 at 10:51 am ESTBy the time I was brought in to the leadership of this Midwest Plumbing Company, no one wanted to be in the same room. Two senior leaders were in open conflict; meetings had become something to survive rather than solve anything, while the CEO watc ...
The leadership drag no one budgets for
January 8th, 2026 at 10:07 am ESTHere’s something I’ve learned after working with CEOs and executive teams across industries: Most organizations don’t have a leadership problem.They have a decision friction problem they’ve learned to manage around. It shows up quietly, slo ...
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It started as a family moment… and turned into a leadership mirror
January 5th, 2026 at 3:00 pm ESTSometimes leadership lessons don’t show up in meetings or strategy sessions. They show up in everyday moments you don’t expect. Over the holidays, a simple family situation caught my attention—and it instantly reminded me of what I see with C ...
Let’s Start the New Year off Aligned, Audacious & Agile
December 31st, 2025 at 9:00 am ESTHappy New Year—and just like that, 2025 is officially in the history books. Before you rush forward, it’s worth pausing for a moment. What did you learn this past year? Where were the real growth moments—not the comfortable ones, but the stre ...
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