You prepared your content. You did not prepare your frame. And that is the difference between a conversation you lead and one you survive. I want to tell you about a leader I will call Jenna. Jenna was a VP of Product at a tech company. She had been building the case for a platform […]
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My grandfather’s name is in a book. Not a history textbook. Not an encyclopedia. A book that names him, specifically, by name, as a rebel. A freedom fighter. A man who refused. I didn’t know this until I stood in Hungary this month, in the country he fled, holding that knowledge in my hands. And
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On survival rules, borrowed courage, and what it means to finally stop getting back in the car. He told me I had beautiful eyes. I told him I got them from my mother, slid my sunglasses back on, and watched the Uber driver glance at me in the rearview mirror, wondering how long I had
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The most important thing you bring into a high-stakes conversation is not your preparation. It is your internal operating system. And most leaders have never examined it. I want to tell you about a leader I will call Marcus. Marcus was a director at a healthcare company. Sharp, trusted, known for delivering results. He walked
See Yourself Clearly: The Leadership Layer Nobody Teaches. Read More »
Have you ever been in the ocean and seen a wave coming? You brace. You try to ride it. It knocks you down anyway. Water up your nose. Sand in your hair. You pop up…and there’s another one right behind it, bigger this time, and that one takes part of your bathing suit with it.
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