Why the discomfort of two seconds of silence is the discipline most leaders skip, and the one their teams notice first. Count it out slowly. One. One-thousand. Two. One-thousand. That brief gap, two full seconds, is one of the most underused tools in leadership, and it costs nothing to use. It sits between the moment … Read more
Why Every CEO Needs a Trusted Advisor Who Has Been in the Trenches In the military, the battle buddy concept is non-negotiable. You never go anywhere alone. Your battle buddy is your trusted partner, the person who shares your risks, watches your blind spots, holds you accountable when it matters most, and tells you the … Read more
When people show up but never buy in, and the clock is already running. In We’re All In, I described several case studies where cultures had decayed to the point of causing serious harm — not just to their bottom lines, but to real people. One of them was Barclays Bank. Barclays was among the leading … Read more
