Leadership ideas and considerations
I’m sure we’ve all heard the phrase “take full accountability.” And I’m sure we’ve all seen it used as a weapon rather than a standard. In my line of work, I often see someone own their mistake honestly, name what they did, explain the effect it had, and commit to doing better. Then, out of […]
There is a very good chance that your education (and media) holds that Alexander Hamilton was a hero of the founding generation. For the Federalists who shared his vision, he was exactly that: the architect of American finance, the mind behind a functioning treasury, the man who gave a fragile confederation credit and standing. That […]
In my opinion, history is most often misread through modern lenses. It’s sad, really. People judge the past as if those who lived it had the same knowledge, lifespan, and psychological development that we enjoy today. That approach distorts everything, particularly when discussing subjects such as gender, leadership, sexism, and equality. What is often treated […]
Red Car Theory has become something of a fixture in coaching circles, sales training programs, and personal development seminars. The premise is rather straightforward and, on its surface, somewhat compelling. The idea is that once you decide to buy a red car, you begin noticing red cars everywhere. Of course, they were always there. You […]
I think that most conversations about performance evaluation miss the point entirely. We build rubrics, conduct 360-degree reviews, track KPIs, and still walk away unable to answer the most basic question: is this person actually doing their job? Well, the reason the answer is so elusive is not that we lack data. It is that […]
Leaders are often judged as if decision-making quality is purely a matter of intelligence, values, or willpower. That assumption is convenient because it keeps everything in the realm of motivation and mindset. It also produces inaccurate diagnoses by overlooking the biological system responsible for thought. If the system is underbuilt, underfueled, or chronically strained, performance […]
For decades, leadership theory has been driven by inspiration, traits, and things that “sound about right,” despite being utterly flawed. We’ve been told that great leaders are visionary, charismatic, servant-hearted, or emotionally intelligent. These ideas aren’t wrong, exactly. They’re just incomplete. That’s because they describe what leadership looks like without explaining how it actually works […]
Leaders must resist judging organizational change too quickly. Like piss in the river, problems persist even after the source is stopped, taking time to clear.
There is a chapter in American history that has been deliberately omitted from public education. What they told you was that the end of the Civil War in 1865 marked a turning point in American political life. That’s true. However, what they forgot to mention was that for the first time in the nation’s history, […]
Leadership is a discipline that demands clarity, direction, and adaptability. Time is important. Yet, many leadership approaches remain preoccupied with the past, whether through organizational history, habit, personal mistakes, or inherited dysfunction. This backward-facing posture is often reinforced by developmental models that prioritize therapeutic reflection over actionable change. I believe that approach to be highly […]
