Proven Chaos
Bringing Calm to the Chaos of Business
His own team thought the results were luck. Nobody saw the actual move. That invisibility bothered me more than it should have, because the move was the whole thing. That's not preparation. That's …
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Billy sat across from me, visibly frustrated. His company had announced a return-to-office mandate months ago. Clear directive. Non-negotiable language. Except it wasn't being enforced. Some people …
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Grit is a lie we’ve been sold. People don’t persist because they’re tougher. They persist because their systems are stronger. Two entrepreneurs can face the same failures, and one will keep going …
You know the feeling. You're sitting across from a high-potential employee who consistently drops the ball, and every piece of feedback you offer gets deflected like you're throwing tennis balls at …
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Why your smartest employees still make dumb decisions The quarterly planning meeting was supposed to be routine. Fifteen of the company's brightest minds sat around the conference table: data …
Marcus leaned back in his chair, frustration evident in his voice as he explained his "strategic approach" to client acquisition. "I guess I was getting a little cute, right? Like, oh, yeah, let's …
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Everything you've been taught about leadership is a lie. The secret to multiplying your influence isn't having all the answers—it's having the courage to admit you don't. Walk into any boardroom, …
"I literally am telling him to stop... it doesn't matter... He's not the kind of person to be wrong and admit it." Avery's frustration was palpable as he described six months of failed coaching …
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American organizations lose $576 billion annually due to lack of accountability. Your company is paying this tax on mediocrity right now. In our previous piece, "The Executive's Dilemma: How to …
You're probably tolerating the exact mediocre behavior that's preventing you from achieving the outsized results you demand. And deep down, you know it. This is the Performance Paradox. It’s the …
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I'm struck by companies who want better results but don't have a plan to grow their leaders. I created the Leadership Gap as a cohort course for leaders to improve their effectiveness. To me, there …
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We often measure life in possessions, each item a trophy of our successes. In October 2020, the universe gave me a crash course on this. My house sold, my dad’s did too, and we lost my mom. Three …
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