Jul 10, 2025
I suspect that when my great grandfather was growing up on his family’s farm, burnout was not a frequent topic at their dinner table. Sure, people worked their fingers to the bone, and they knew the meaning of exhaustion, perhaps better than anyone. But being tired...
Jul 2, 2025
Kevin DeShazo, founder of Be Better Leaders, posted the following on X this morning: “You are not your goals. You are your habits. It’s not what you want that shapes your life, it’s what you do every day.
Live intentionally.” While we certainly don’t always enjoy the...
May 22, 2025
Growth is the goal, but it’s also the test. As companies grow, something subtle but crucial can be lost: the soul of the organization. That original inspiration the clear sense of purpose and the belief that we were building something meaningful is all too easy to...
May 7, 2025
In business, it’s easy to say, “integrity matters.” The real test is what happens when compromise looks profitable. We’ve learned sometimes the hard way that how you grow matters just as much as how fast you grow. Shortcuts can be tempting when pressure is high, and...
May 2, 2025
It’s easy to confuse complexity with strategy.
We all have big plans and lofty goals, with pitch decks full of big ideas. But in my experience and across the companies we manage momentum doesn’t come from how sophisticated our strategy sounds.
It comes from how clear...
