I once worked for a short time with a guy who after a decade plus in the org was promoted to lead it. The very first thing he did in his new role was announce that his leadership model came from a book he swore was his bible. He waved that book around, told us […]

He came to us straight out of college—bright, driven, maybe a little arrogant, and impossible not to notice for all those reasons. He wasn’t just there to do the job; he inhabited the workplace. He made friends. Volunteered. Joined the company softball team (sometime, I’ll tell you about the time I was recruited to play […]

We’ve all been there—stuck in a planning meeting, nodding along while a half-baked idea or outdated strategy drifts across the table like last week’s leftover lunch. You’ve got a better idea—maybe even the idea—but it stays locked behind your teeth. Too risky. Too political. Too early in the quarter. And just like that, the meeting […]