Beyond the Event Horizon: The Imprint We Leave Behind
The other day I was listening to Brian Cox talk about what it would be like to cross the event horizon of a black hole – the spacetime boundary beyond which nothing can return. You wouldn’t notice it at first. But once you cross it, there is no going back. You are inevitably drawn toward…
The Speed Trap: Why Fast Organizations Lose Their Edge
Across industries, I’m seeing a shift toward a “seize‑the‑moment” operating logic: organizations are moving fast, optimizing for the immediate need, and adapting as they go. Fractional leadership is rising. Teams form around specific outcomes and dissolve just as quickly. Playbooks are imported and deployed at scale. Speed, efficiency, and standardization are becoming the default –…
The Hansel & Gretel Strategy Trap
A recent conversation about strategy reminded me of a story I wrote a while back: A: How do you define strategy?B: We follow the Hansel & Gretel method.A: How’s that?B: We leave behind a breadcrumb trail while sprinting ahead with execution. When we hit a dead end and are asked about strategy, we go back…
From Adversity to Clarity: My Early Lessons
Some of my most formative leadership lessons came not from opportunity, but from adversity. During my master’s, I wrote an article that was later published without credit. I had received glowing feedback in class, so I kept wondering why it never made it to the journal. Months later, I casually googled the title – and…
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