I recently asked for an estimate to build a new garage at home. To my surprise, the most expensive part wasn’t the fancy garage door or the polished floor. It was the foundation. That invisible part no one admires, but without it, nothing stands. Funny how that idea also
Today, October 10, is World Mental Health Day. It’s a reminder to raise awareness and talk openly about mental health challenges.We’re all vulnerable to burnout, stress, anxiety, and depression. Often hidden, especially among high performers. Just like the instructions on a plane, remember to put your own
It’s easier to be a critic than a doer. People who don’t build often have the strongest opinions. Be careful of those people, they care more about looking right than getting it right. Doers get things wrong sometimes, but they’re the ones moving things ahead and getting
On Tuesday, the printing of my first book begins. A real book: paper, ink, my bio, my prologue, and a short story. It’s not a solo project. It’s the work of almost 300 people, each contributing a short story. A rare case where hundreds of strangers came together
I’ve been thinking about the things I wouldn’t delegate to AI. I’m sure there are more so please comment with the ones you’re thinking of. Accountability: Don’t outsource responsibility for outcomes to AI. It’s on you as a leader. That’s still human territory.
We’re still walking the road between what’s possible and what’s valuable. The first stop is letting GenAI show us what can be done. We build proof of concepts. We experiment. We create just because we can. Sometimes we find something interesting, but most of the time there’
I’ve been thinking a lot about how we judge decisions at work and in life. We hire people hoping they’ll become key players in the future. We invest in financial assets expecting they’ll give us returns in retirement. We choose a partner hoping the relationship will last.
Your calendar is more strategic than tactical. It defines what’s important to you, what you prioritize and what you don’t. You can see it as a measure of how busy you are, which is partly true. But that’s not what really matters. Nobody pays you for being
There’s an implicit lie in everything I write. I present it as a way to share what I’ve learned, but the truth is—I’m learning it as I write it. These are ideas I’ve been thinking about, exploring, and slowly discovering over time. But I only
If you're a senior leader, if you have authority or influence, your actions and words carry weight. People pay attention to what you say — a lot more than you think. Sometimes because they respect you, sometimes just because they have to. Either way, your words land heavier. Your
Let’s talk about KISS. No, I’m not talking about the Kiss Cam everyone’s been posting about since the Coldplay concert last week. I’m talking about Keep It Simple, Seriously. (I never liked the original last word.) Lately, I’ve found myself saying things like: “don’t
Your coworkers are not your family. At least not in the way I think of family. To me, family is about unconditional love.At work, we have conditions — and we need them. They’re what make professional relationships sustainable and fair. Some of the best times in my career were