A Story About Judgment, Leadership, and What Actually Changes Most leaders I speak with aren’t confused about whether AI works. They’re uneasy about something else. They’re being told—constantly—that they need to move fast. That AI is a competitive necessity. That hesitation is risk. And yet, beneath the urgency, there’s a quieter concern they don’t always articulate out loud: What exactly is going to change once this enters the organization? Not in theory. Not in a demo. Bu

A Perspective Shift for Sustainable Success What if your business had a gravitational pull? What if, instead of pushing harder — at sales, strategy, growth — you identified the single point in your business that, when strengthened, naturally aligned everything else? That’s your Center of Gravity . And if you’ve felt misaligned lately — like you’re working hard , but something’s still off — this might be why. What is a Center of Gravity? Two Examples of Business Centers of Gra

Becoming a Sailboat vs. a Motorboat: A New Model of Motivation for Leaders There comes a point in every high-performing leader's journey where the old fuel stops working. The pace that once thrilled you now exhausts you. The urgency that used to motivate now frays your edges. The question becomes not just how do I keep going?  but how do I keep going differently? Let’s start with a simple but powerful image: the motorboat vs. the sailboat. Motorboat Living A motorboat is fas

Most of us were taught to show up in relationships as our “authentic selves”—to be accepted for who we are, not changed or reshaped. On the surface, that sounds fair. Empowering, even. But there’s a hidden tradeoff baked into this mindset—one that quietly sabotages growth, limits intimacy, and keeps many relationships stuck in low-grade friction. If you’ve ever felt like you’re walking on eggshells to avoid triggering conflict—or found yourself saying “this is just who I am”