Demographic vs. Situational Gravitas
When I was at Stanford, I took a sociology class focused on the topic of status. It was fascinating. The big lesson learned from that
September 5, 2022
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Master then Break the Rules
When you first learn a craft, it’s useful to learn the rules. As you master the rules, it’s useful to break the rules. The difference
August 31, 2022
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Responsibility vs. Fault Ratio
Fault = You created a problem due to an error you made. Responsibility = It’s your job to fix the problem. For most individual contributor
August 28, 2022
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When IQ Matters (and When It Doesn’t)
Your IQ score (intelligence score) predicts two things very well. The first prediction is heavily empirically supported. The second prediction comes solely from my personal
August 23, 2022
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Intent vs. Impact
“I didn’t mean to run you over with my car and put you in the emergency room…” “I didn’t mean to take credit for your
August 18, 2022
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The “Horizon Problem”
When I mentor people, they often ask me for my thoughts about specific career choices they are considering. Invariably, the questions fall into two categories.
August 15, 2022
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Implied vs. Explicit Expectations
All relationships work more smoothly when expectations are clear and explicit. The opposite of an explicit expectation is an implied
Baby Steps
Some goals are overwhelming to the point where you feel frozen and unable to start. This is a sign that
Psychological Resilience
In difficult times, it helps enormously to have psychological resilience against unexpected obstacles, stressors, and uncertainty. If today’s world doesn’t
Be Aggressive
When times get difficult, it’s natural to want to step back, play defense, and wait for conditions to get better.
Struggling through Adversity
Through many of my struggles and failures in life, I’ve become far more acquainted with adversity than I ever wanted.
COVID-19: Org Structure vs. The Mission
Over the last few weeks, I’ve been thinking a lot about the organization chart for public health here in the
COVID-19 Economic Recovery & Metrics
When I work with a new CEO client, I do two things. First, I ask them to explain the business
Crisis Leadership = Salesmanship
In a crisis, leadership and salesmanship (or saleswomanship) are the exact same thing. Think about it. What are the attributes
How to Manage Your Feelings
Are you managing your feelings or are your feelings managing you? This is a profoundly important question to ask yourself.
The COVID-19 Scalability Problem
Most of my client work over the past decade has been centered around helping software companies scale up to become