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How to Give Better Feedback
A simple tool for assembling two sentences that will change how you give feedback forever.
The Power of Purpose & How to Find Yours
Few things have been more clarifying in my life than identifying a personal purpose. Here's how I found and articulated mine...
The Simple Power of Clear Agreements
In the absence of clear agreements, humans make assumptions. Use this tool to avoid fire drills with your team.
Methods for Motivation
A look at the usual shitty way of motivating people, and three better approaches.
The Importance of Knowing What Drives You
See how beliefs from long ago can follow us, limit us, and what to consider instead.
Improve Your Skill in Building Trust
At summer camps, in just one week's time, massive amounts of trust are built. Here's how they do it...
A Case Study on Moving Forward When You're Stuck
A step-by-step process for moving forward when you're not sure what is holding you back.
The #1 Reason that Your 1:1s Are Poor (+ How to Fix Them)
How to turn your one-on-one meetings into a high leverage use of your time including 5 actionable tips for improving your 1:1s, a sample meeting template, and additional resources.
The Practice of Leadership
How to apply lessons from research on deliberate practice to your development as a leader.
How to Use Your Company’s Values
What to do after you've defined your company's values for the first time.
Systemizing Leadership
The mental model that I use with clients to both simplify and broaden their leadership focus.
The Risk of Half-Done Culture
Most teams stop short in creating their company culture. Here’s what to watch out for and what to do.
Hindsight is Twenty20 - Why I Left My Venture-Backed Startup
I often get asked, “Why did you leave your company?” This is my story.
5 Things I Wish I’d Known When We Raised Our Series A
What I would tell myself if I could go back a few years. But would I listen?
Feeling
How to explore the valuable truth tucked behind our emotions.
Founder Stress: An Expert's Guide
An article I wrote for Forbes a few years back on the stress that founders deal with.