Leveling Up

Leveling Up There is a difficult, often unspoken truth in the world of high-growth business: the skills, instincts, and habits that earned you your C-suite title are rarely the ones you need to keep it!When a company experiences hyper-growth, absolutely everything...

Winning the Battle, Losing the War

Winning the Battle, Losing the War As we look at the headlines this morning, April 10, 2026, there is a collective sense of relief as the ceasefire in the Middle East enters its third day. Last month’s operations were a tactical masterclass—surgical strikes that...

The Four Pillars of Decision-Making

The Four Pillars of Decision-Making For a CEO, decision-making is rarely about choosing between “good” and “bad.” It’s an exercise in resource management. Every strategic pivot, product launch, or acquisition depends on four limited variables: Capital, Capacity, Time,...

Leaders Eat Last

Leaders Eat Last During my early years in the military, I learned a valuable lifelong lesson: leaders eat last. As an ROTC Cadet, I watched active-duty soldiers line up for the chow ahead of us because our instructors emphasized that aspiring leaders should always...

Becoming a Leader

Becoming a Leader I often see emerging leaders within a company promoted to the next management level, only to fail. It was assumed that the newly promoted individual would succeed at this advanced responsibility because they were highly successful in their previous...