August 24, 2026

Own Your Experience, Don’t Assign Theirs

I was coaching an executive recently who was struggling with a coworker. As he described some of

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May 26, 2026

The Beliefs That Quietly Run Your Business 

Several years ago, I was teaching a group of CEOs of small to midsize companies, and during

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February 16, 2026

The Work You Won’t See

Last week we discussed focusing on the process instead of the scoreboard. This week, a harder question:

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November 10, 2025

The Mentor Who Taught Me How to Learn

The best leaders I’ve met have one thing in common: they never stop learning. They read constantly,

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July 29, 2024

Ground Rules for Difficult Discussions

I have been in a lot of uncomfortable meetings. There was not an elephant in the room.

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November 15, 2021

Advice to a Mentee

For the last several years, I have been a guest lecturer at the “Engineering Innovation” class at

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