Insights
An exploration of leadership and performance
Insights
3 Strategies to Create a High Performing Culture
In the early days of scaling a company, “more” feels like the right answer. Set bigger targets, drive harder toward them, and expect more from the team. It usually works—up to a point. But as teams scale the expectation of constant acceleration starts to strain the...
read moreWhy Great Leaders Focus on Outcomes When Developing Their People
Great leaders know that even their best hires and highest performing teams are continually evolving, and they act on this by investing in ongoing development. But many unknowingly make a mistake that costs far more in the long run than the upfront price tag:...
read moreHow AI Can Help Leaders Become Better Thinkers
You're likely already using AI to help you perform various tasks. But have you considered how your use of AI may be shaping your brain? Your interactions with AI shape your thinking in ways that go far beyond your immediate challenge and goals–with each AI interaction...
read moreWhat Type of Goal Setter are You?
Picture your goals as they stand today. Are you drawn to those quick, achievable wins you can knock out this week? Or do you naturally gravitate toward bigger visions stretching years into the future? Each of us has a comfort zone in how we set goals, and it usually...
read moreWhen Feedback Backfires
Summary: The virtues of feedback – such as improved decision making, work quality, accountability, and continuous improvement – are widely and frequently discussed. However, poorly delivered feedback can backfire, potentially causing lasting and significant damage. ...
read moreThe Highest ROI Leadership Skill? Experiments.
Summary: While every leadership journey is unique, shaped by an individual’s own strengths, challenges, habits, and context, some leadership skills are remarkably relevant across a wide range of professional and personal contexts. The skill of designing and running...
read moreWhy We Prefer OKRs to KPIs
Summary: Much of a leader’s effectiveness rests on their ability to collaboratively set direction for their team. Two popular goal setting frameworks – Objectives & Key Results (OKRs), and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) – are widely adopted throughout the...
read moreDecision Making: Closing the Gap Between Theory and Practice
One of the most famous studies of decision making gone awry is a simulation run by MIT for decades. In the simulation, a retailer, warehouse, and brewery are tasked with submitting and filling orders when there’s an abrupt yet steady increase in demand for an obscure...
read moreExpect To Go Backwards Before Going Forward
Expect to go backwards and you will go forward more quickly – a mindset to accelerate your growth and development. Imagine you have golfed using one grip for your entire life, and now you learn, after a lesson with a fancy golf pro, that to get to the next level you...
read moreWhy Your Leadership Growth Shouldn’t Be a Solo Endeavor
When it comes to improving our leadership skill, most of us go about creating and executing our performance plans and goals in secret. This turns out to be suboptimal because leadership is inherently social, and cannot be developed in isolation. Involving others in...
read more3 Strategies to Create a High Performing Culture
In the early days of scaling a company, “more” feels like the right answer. Set bigger targets, drive harder toward them, and expect more from the team. It usually works—up to a point. But as teams scale the expectation of constant acceleration starts to strain the...
read moreWhy Great Leaders Focus on Outcomes When Developing Their People
Great leaders know that even their best hires and highest performing teams are continually evolving, and they act on this by investing in ongoing development. But many unknowingly make a mistake that costs far more in the long run than the upfront price tag:...
read moreHow AI Can Help Leaders Become Better Thinkers
You're likely already using AI to help you perform various tasks. But have you considered how your use of AI may be shaping your brain? Your interactions with AI shape your thinking in ways that go far beyond your immediate challenge and goals–with each AI interaction...
read moreWhat Type of Goal Setter are You?
Picture your goals as they stand today. Are you drawn to those quick, achievable wins you can knock out this week? Or do you naturally gravitate toward bigger visions stretching years into the future? Each of us has a comfort zone in how we set goals, and it usually...
read moreWhen Feedback Backfires
Summary: The virtues of feedback – such as improved decision making, work quality, accountability, and continuous improvement – are widely and frequently discussed. However, poorly delivered feedback can backfire, potentially causing lasting and significant damage. ...
read moreThe Highest ROI Leadership Skill? Experiments.
Summary: While every leadership journey is unique, shaped by an individual’s own strengths, challenges, habits, and context, some leadership skills are remarkably relevant across a wide range of professional and personal contexts. The skill of designing and running...
read moreWhy We Prefer OKRs to KPIs
Summary: Much of a leader’s effectiveness rests on their ability to collaboratively set direction for their team. Two popular goal setting frameworks – Objectives & Key Results (OKRs), and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) – are widely adopted throughout the...
read moreDecision Making: Closing the Gap Between Theory and Practice
One of the most famous studies of decision making gone awry is a simulation run by MIT for decades. In the simulation, a retailer, warehouse, and brewery are tasked with submitting and filling orders when there’s an abrupt yet steady increase in demand for an obscure...
read moreExpect To Go Backwards Before Going Forward
Expect to go backwards and you will go forward more quickly – a mindset to accelerate your growth and development. Imagine you have golfed using one grip for your entire life, and now you learn, after a lesson with a fancy golf pro, that to get to the next level you...
read moreWhy Your Leadership Growth Shouldn’t Be a Solo Endeavor
When it comes to improving our leadership skill, most of us go about creating and executing our performance plans and goals in secret. This turns out to be suboptimal because leadership is inherently social, and cannot be developed in isolation. Involving others in...
read more