Emotional Revenue

It's human nature to try to add gas to something to make it work, but this is often the act of a desperate man/woman. Really, fuel should only be added to something already working and when done right, this is a beautiful thing.

Getting comfortable by being uncomfortable

Mar 12th, 2021 2m 46s

Discomfort in an organization is critical in order to have high quality decision making, but how to enable it is tricky and needs to be carefully thought through

Increasing your talent bar over time

Mar 12th, 2021 2m 52s

As the adage goes - great leaders hire people more talented than them, but I think that's only half the battle. Setting the right expectations and setting these folks up for success is the other half and often is at odds with the former

Iterating your way to both authenticity and likeability

Feb 23rd, 2021 4m 1s

Being authentic and likeable can seem diametrically opposed. But there's a way forward, and it involves iterating your way to your tribe.

Why Great Leaders Appear So Calm

Feb 7th, 2021 4m 7s

Great leaders live two or more abstractions away from the business rollercoaster.

If you don’t have a plan for yourself, someone else does

Feb 6th, 2021 2m 42s

"Winging it" has a role, but in a world with so many invisible forces at work, it should not be your primary strategy.

Working better by working easier

Jan 31st, 2021 3m 12s

Often times the path of "less" resistance gets you much further

Jujitsu management

Jan 27th, 2021 4m 36s

Why you should often push back when someone promises to work harder.

The desire for productivity can hurt real progress

Jan 24th, 2021 3m 11s

Feeling productive can often get in the way of making important big picture decisions.

Great leaders repeat themselves

Jan 22nd, 2021 1m 54s

Humans are naturally designed to "sort through the noise" and ignore most of what they hear. Great leaders understand this and repeat themselves in creative ways versus take this reality personally.

Warren Buffett's advice applied to startup experimentation

Jan 20th, 2021 2m 26s

Warren Buffett's advice: 'Diversification is protection against ignorance' is not only a useful framework for investing, but also determining which experiments to run at an early stage company.