Over the course of my military career, I learned early on that uncertainty was part of the fundamentals of strategic planning. The prominent military theorist Carl von Clausewitz described it this way: “No campaign plan survives first contact with the enemy.” Conditions shifted. Sometimes the ground literally shook beneath our feet. But what stands … Read more
Before the pandemic and all of its 2nd and 3rd-order effects, most of us lived inside a predictable rhythm. Commutes. Office chatter. Calendars packed with meetings that required us to be physically present. We may not have loved all of it, but we understood the tempo. Work had a structure we could point to. Then the … Read more
Polarization and the New Leadership Reality Over the past several years, I’ve repeatedly heard a similar question from leaders across industries: “Why does everything feel harder than it used to?” It feels that way, not because people are less capable or because markets are tougher. It‘s because the social environment around us has fundamentally shifted. Polarization has … Read more
“Values are like fingerprints. Nobody’s are the same, but you leave them all over everything you do.” —Elvis Presley Values drive everything. That was true in the Army, and it’s true in every business I’ve worked with since. In The Power of Being All In, I describe Adaptive Leadership as the compass leaders need in … Read more
Your leadership team gets adaptive leadership. They’ve read the books, been to the workshops, had the conversations. They’ve learned about building organizations that practice adaptive leadership for several years now. But understanding something and actually doing it when the pressure is on? That’s a different game entirely. The gap isn’t about knowledge. Your leaders … Read more
From Concept to Culture: Building Organizations That Practice Adaptive Leadership Your leadership team gets adaptive leadership. They’ve read the books, been to the workshops, had the conversations. But understanding something and actually doing it when the pressure is on? That’s a different game entirely. The gap isn’t about knowledge. Your leaders already have that. … Read more
