The number of people I’ve met who claim to be servant leaders and can actually ship can be counted on one hand. And this isn’t an exaggeration. Claiming you’re a servant leader is often a red flag...

Run towards the thing you hate, not away. If politics with idiots is your kryptonite, then that’s the thing people need to see you never shying away from. Even if it sucks, even if it hurts. “Cond...

The company actually needs people to do more than just their job. Historically this is how things strived to be great. When I ride my bike to and from the office, sometimes there is stuff in the b...

I’ve spent a decade rehabilitating broken teams. Not “underperforming” teams, broken ones. The ones where behaviors have drifted so far from the mission that people are being paid for work that isn...

Over the last weeks, I’ve started to be aware of a noticeable decline in my ability to generate new ideas on my own. Instead, what comes to mind is a compulsion or desire to reach for my phone and ...

One ritual I’ve established in my organization is a weekly all-hands message that I personally craft each week. It’s not just a summary or newsletter; it’s a tool aimed at reducing affinity distanc...

Knowledge work is akin to being an athlete; the ideal cycle involves “training, sprinting, resting, and then reassessing.” However, there are times when we just can’t muster the physical or mental ...

One of the biggest traps in leadership is assuming that just because you enjoy leading, the people working under you will want to as well. Leadership and contribution are two different roles, each ...

I suspect for many of you younger people today, most of you do not believe in company loyalty or being loyal to a company for any prolonged period of time. Something I want to open as a topic of d...

One thing I understood much later in my career is how awesome it is to be a guest in your own house. Once you’ve built a capable team, it’s essential to take a step back and let them operate indepe...