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What is the CEO's job?
The CEO role is the most-hyped and least understood. Let's get clear on the work at hand.
For real leaders, dependency is not a dirty word
We have glamorized the solo, impervious leader at our own peril. Real strength comes from reliance on others.
How to get your leadership team to actually be a team.
An exploration in helping your leaders check their egos at the door and actually work together.
The surprising power of play
Focus and hard work have their place. But do not underestimate the role of play in the creative process.
Can you be an entrepreneur without suffering?
We glamorize the entrepreneurial life as one of long-hours and endless strain. But is there another way?
Fear is the wrong fuel for entrepreneurs
Looking back at my early time as a founder, fear fueled 80% of my actions. Now I am determined to help others avoid that fate.
Why do we listen worst to those we love most?
Romantic partners, kids, co-founders, employees...often the more we feel is at stake the harder it is for us to really show up.
The biggest mistake founders make in designing their lives
My own miscalculation of this one element is my greatest regret looking back on my time as a founder and CEO.
Why is it so hard to change?
Does change feel like two steps forward and two steps back? You are not alone.
The CEO I could not help
One reason I coach is because there was one leader I loved but could not help.
