The Best Leadership Newsletter Ever
The Best Leadership Newsletter Ever provides practical weekly insights for:
People who are:
- Externally successful, internally unsure
- Feel “off” but can’t name why
- Aware something isn’t working, unclear what
- Eager to learn the behaviors to advance their career
Including:
- New VPs
- Founders at 30-100 people
- Leadership teams under strain
- High-performance managers
More Enlightening Articles
You’re running two parallel systems, and the pattern you can’t see is the one killing your company. Read more
It isn’t “quit” or “fail” or “lost”. The most dangerous word in leadership is not what you think. Read more
We’re in an 80-year cycle and I’m not sure your leadership will survive. Read more
Most leaders think they struggle with risk. They don’t. They struggle with uncertainty. Read more
You’re smart. You’re talented. I’m sure everything you touch turns to gold. That’s the problem. Read more
There’s one way leaders quickly destroy their best teams – and it’s not how you think. Read more
I didn’t learn great leadership because I was always a great leader. I learned it because I was lousy. Read more
‘Twas the day before bonus and all through the Zoom, not a person was smiling… and that was a problem. Read more
It turns out ChatGPT knows me better than I know myself. AI Leadership Therapy is here. Your prompts are ready. Read more
Company leaders are treating AI as the solution, but they haven’t even defined the problem. Read more
Every person has a limited range of truths they are capable of accepting. Maybe it’s time open your window. Read more
While businesses have over-optimized for profit they’ve sacrificed humanity. Welcome to the age of enshitification. Read more
You are treating every employee the same – and that’s your biggest mistake. Read more
The lunch break was where we built trust, loyalty, and connection. When we killed it we killed connection. Now what? Read more
In leadership, you can’t have it all. You want it better, cheaper, and faster. You only get two. Choose wisely. Read more
You don’t succeed by pretending everyone’s elite – you do it by coaching the right people the right way. That’s the Skill Will Matrix. Read more
Regardless of how unique your troubles, they can all be boiled down to 3 problems in your life: your head, your heart and your bank account. Read more
What do Obama, Erika Kirk, and a blunt VP have in common? They all reveal the same uncomfortable truth about leadership: you can’t shake hands with a clenched fist. Read more
Q-Tips push all the bad stuff deeper inside. All they do is make things worse. As it turns out, the same thing happens at work when you take things personally. Read more
Getting things done is your job description. But it isn’t a marathon. Success is a sprint. And this is your guide to doing it faster and better. Read more
Today I saw a one-armed man walking a three-legged dog. My reaction was nothing I’m proud of, but it did teach me a whole lot about courage and pity. Read more
We work hard every day to check boxes off our to do lists, but what if all that work is merely an illusion of progress. Maybe if you could only multitask. Read more
God created mankind in Her image, in the same way that you create problems in your image. So maybe the problems on your team are not actually problems with your team. Read more
You can’t expect to improve your company’s communication problems without altering the company’s communication processes. Read more
In the circus of narcissists, your job is not to tame the lion. Just don’t be the clown. This article will tell you how. Read more
While I stress-eat through back-to-back Zooms, my clients are off the grid — and somehow still crushing it. Maybe going slow is the secret to success after all. Read more
There always seem to be deadlines in my life that are haunting me. It’s the reality of my mortality. And then one day everything changed. Read more
The Disney Hug Rule is an essential part of your Disney experience. As it turns out, the same principle applies to your leadership. Read more
Success is partly about luck. As it turns out, confident people tend to have more luck than others. And that’s where the Confidence Gap becomes a problem. Read more
We live in a society that is obsessed with comfort. But pain has an important purpose. And that’s where the growth paradox comes into play. Read more
Empowering your team members is your job. But over-empowerment doesn’t mean you’re doing a better job. To the contrary. Read more
The challenge you face is rarely the actual problem. Sometimes you think you’re fixing things, but you’re really holding a shovel and digging a hole. Read more
When leaders need to be heroes, they create villains. First it’s competitors. Then clients. Eventually? Their own teams. It’s time to demystify Hero Syndrome. Read more
It’s not what you do as a leader that you’ll regret the most, it’s what you didn’t do. Omission Bias is the discomfort that will linger on. Read more
There are no shortcuts to success. But there is a faster way to get there. Fortunately, I know how to do it. And everything I do, I do for you. Read more
Your physical surroundings will influence your thoughts and behaviors. So if you want a productive team, you better understand environmental psychology. Read more
Your customers know all about your company’s dysfunctional communications. Conway’s Law proves that. It all starts with my Uncle Melvin’s funeral. Read more
If life were a movie, you’d be the hero and main actor in your story. But what you don’t realize is that you have Actor-Observer Bias. Read more
The reason you’re having communication problems with your coworker is simple. It starts with understanding the Matching Principle. Read more
The best leaders don’t build businesses alone — they hand over the IKEA instructions and empower their teams. It’s time you understood The IKEA Effect. Read more
Truth, trust and transparency will transform your team into a powerfully productive and efficient workforce. It all starts with a Ponzi scheme. Read more
How can you exceed expectations if you don’t know what those expectations are? Here are three ways to create a clear and inspiring vision for your future. Read more
Most people are stuck in survival mode. But freedom, and fulfillment come when you live a surplus life. It’s time to stop surviving and start living. Read more
Your expectations shape reality, whether you realize it or not. Your underperforming employee isn’t the problem, your self-fulfilling prophecy is. Read more
I spent years battling Imposter Syndrome, molding myself into who I thought others wanted me to be. Then I realized it’s a lot easier to just be me. Read more
Just because your business processes don’t seem broken, it doesn’t mean they aren’t the source of your productivity problems. It all starts with the shovel. Read more
Milestones aren’t just for birthdays, bull runs, or beer — they’re the fuel that keeps us moving. But somewhere between childhood and the workplace, companies forgot to make progress. Read more
Every successful company is built on the foundation like a three-legged stool, propped up by responsibility, accountability, and compliance. Your entire career relies on this. Read more
The line between influence and manipulation is thinner than you think. Are you acting like a conman or inspirational leader? There are 5 ways to tell. Read more
The way you do anything is the way you do everything. So here’s the simple thing I’m asking you to do today: pay attention. Read more
