Three different leaders told me the exact same thing: “My people won’t make decisions.” The real issue isn’t the people. It’s the system they’re operating in.

“How you do anything is how you do everything” sounds inspiring, but in reality, it’s unsustainable. The key isn’t doing everything perfectly. It’s deciding what deserves your best and letting the rest be “good enough.”

What began as a conversation over a bottle of bourbon turned into something much deeper, a quiet lesson about the value of stillness in a life lived at full speed.

After a decade of growth, a successful firm paused to ask the deeper questions: Who are we now? What do we stand for? And where are we going next? The answer didn’t come from the top, it came from the front lines.

We say trust is earned in hospitals and boardrooms, but maybe it’s really built in a barber’s chair. This piece explores why the person who cuts your hair might be the best listener you know, and what leaders can learn from that 30 minutes of judgment-free honesty.

What you focus on is what you get, good, bad, or somewhere in between. This short reflection explores why our thoughts and energy shape our reality, and how you can steer your life toward what you truly want instead of what you’re trying to avoid.

The fireworks are over, the grill is cold, and the year is halfway done. Plans shift, life surprises us, but there’s still time to shape the rest of 2025 into a year you’ll be proud of. Here’s how I’m thinking about it, and a simple nudge to help you reset and move forward.

We all have bad rounds, in golf, work, and life. The difference is, you can’t fix a golf swing on the spot, but you can own your mistakes with people. That’s how you build trust, get better, and keep getting invited back to play.

Sometimes the only way forward is to step off the path. In the wake of a career shift, I found myself wandering, uncertain, uncomfortable, and unsure of what came next. But in that stillness, something powerful emerged: clarity. Not all at once, but step by step, swing by swing.

Parenting is the toughest leadership role I’ve ever had and the one that’s shaped me most. It’s not about perfection; it’s about presence. Here’s how fatherhood taught me to lead with care, consistency, and heart.

A spilled drink. A broken frame. A moment of truth. When things go wrong, leadership isn’t measured by who’s to blame — it’s measured by who steps up and makes it right. But making it right isn’t just about fixing what’s broken. It’s about reinforcing trust when it matters most. And in leadership, that trust is everything.

A client once asked, “How will you help us get there?”

I replied, “Get where, exactly?”

Before we chase answers or strategies, we need clarity on the destination. Whether you’re headed to Austin or Albany, the direction matters. Here’s why defining where you’re going is the first step to getting anywhere meaningful.

From a 700,000-person webinar to a $12K certification—and even a game with my daughter—this post explores how powerful lessons can come from anywhere, if you’re open to learning in every moment.

A Mother’s Day reflection on the quiet power of presence and how the example set at home shapes the way we lead.

He was successful on paper until the weight of doing it all finally caught up. This post unpacks the hidden cost of success when it comes at the expense of peace, alignment, and meaning. Because if it costs you your peace, it’s too high a price to pay.

A simple question changed how I view leadership forever, and it started with a dream about a doughnut shop. True leadership isn’t about getting work done; it’s about helping people become who they want to be.

"I just want to have control of my schedule!"

That was the exasperated cry as another day slipped through their fingers.

Tasks kept piling up. Fires needed putting out. People needed things.

"What do I do? How do I get control?"

"Do you sell to the problem or the solution?"

This question caused me to pause.

In B2B sales, how often do we sell something that doesn't, at its core, solve a problem?

"The laptops don't have cameras?"

That was the shocked response when a colleague discovered their brand-new work laptops were missing a now-essential feature.