Posts for: Insight

Creating a Gold Standard Team, the Right Way

After the 2000 Summer Olympics, rower Cath Bishop felt she was ready to retire. Having placed ninth that year in...

Is Elon Musk Coachable?

In a dinner conversation with friends, someone asked me what I would do if I were Elon Musk’s CEO coach....

Rules That Aren’t Meant to Be Broken

I think it’s fair to say that standing up and having a voice on social, political, and climate issues has...

Are CEOs Responsible for Repairing the Social Contract?

As the threads of how we operate businesses in a capitalist democracy unravel, the role of the corporation (and its...

Be More Human

Managing people through constant change and uncertainty has brought about new expectations of leaders. Now, leadership development needs to catch...

Company Rigor: The Discipline of Growth

Most founders did not grow up thinking about company operations, nor do they have the skills or the interest in...

Knowing How to Lead Starts with Knowing Yourself

Leading a business often means trying to achieve complex and sometimes contradictory objectives. Enabling a company to be financially successful...

Obsessive Product and Customer Focus: A Critical Element of Scale

Product vision and customer obsession are the essence of building disruptive companies that change the world. Early-stage founders usually double-hat...

Bearing the Burden of Sustainable Leadership

Chief executive officers are facing increasing scrutiny from the public, media, and investors. They are often being held accountable on...

Leadership Development Needs a Refresh

Has the pandemic changed our view of good leadership? The short answer is no. The fundamentals of good leadership are...