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The One Capacity You’ve Ignored Far Too Long—Part 1

If you had to identify one human capacity that makes each of the following possible, what would it be?

  • Engineering a city
  • Executing a business strategy
  • Producing offspring
  • Running a marathon
  • Playing in a jazz quartet

The answer may not be obvious. These activities seem to have little in common.

Before revealing what connects them, consider a second list. What might underlie these familiar organizational problems?

  • Lack of trust
  • Miscommunication
  • Lack of clarity
  • Lack of accountability

At first glance, the two lists appear to ask DOWNLOAD PDF

By |2026-08-31T19:18:06-04:00August 31st, 2026|Blog, Communication, Leadership|0 Comments

Being Late Is More About Being Than Time

The headline — “Gen Z workers think showing up 10 minutes late to work is as good as being on time” — first caught my attention two years ago.

Since then, many articles have explored and even normalized this sentiment. Predictably, these conversations often spiral into debates about work culture, generational values, capitalism, power, and respect.

Exploring commentary and Reddit threads, I found evidence of these discussions dating to 2019, well before the pandemic reshaped our relationship to work and time.

What I found were several surface interpretations of timeliness and lateness:

— Some argue that strict adherence to time DOWNLOAD PDF

By |2026-06-08T12:20:27-04:00May 18th, 2026|Blog, Leadership|0 Comments

Founder Mode: “Neo-Authoritarianism” or Radical Accountability?

The early stages of building a company are intense and all-consuming for founders. They make decisions quickly, manage details obsessively, and wear multiple hats to keep the wheels turning. This Founder Mode is a dynamic leadership posture marked by deep personal investment, high control, and relentless alignment between vision and execution.

Founder Mode is not just working hard; it’s a way of leading that feels natural—even necessary—when resources are limited, urgency is high, and there’s an existential risk.  It’s being all in.

As companies grow, the question isn’t whether Founder Mode is helpful—it’s whether it can evolve. Is it destined to become DOWNLOAD PDF

By |2026-06-03T14:34:22-04:00April 14th, 2025|Blog, Leadership|0 Comments
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