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15 October 2026
It’s Faster If I Do It Myself
The greatest challenge when you take on a leadership role is to fully trust the people around you and enable them to do their best work. What tends to get in the way are your own notions of how things should be done. If you can’t let go of these, why did you hire people in the first place?
7 October 2026
Uncovering Leadership Blind Spots
In leadership roles, it's our personal beliefs that are holding us back. Most folks on our teams wouldn't challenge us, many folks wouldn't even notice. Neither do we. There are simply things we don't see until a mirror is held up to our faces. That's where coaching comes in.
29 September 2026
What Are We Asking OKRs to Fix?
I once put sales incentives in place that worked against our product and engineering teams. Our conversation about OKRs brought me back to that experience, and to the questions I wish I had asked first.
The Intentional Organization book
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