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You already know that the rate of change is growing exponentially.  Companies are scrambling to adopt AI, AI is coding and even creating more AI, and of course the economy is in turmoil and putting more pressure on companies to cut costs.  All this change results in...

“His words were a hammer to the team's morale.” A strong metaphor can change how someone sees a situation, bringing a new perspective, focus, and depth of understanding—assuming everyone involved interprets the metaphor the same way. What does this have to do with...

Agile is Dead (Again). But Here's the Truth Every Leader Needs to Hear. Every few years, headlines declare ‘Agile is dead.’ Well, it’s 2025 and here we go again. It’s funny. I wrote this article in Nov 2019 when there was a flood of “Agile is dead” posts going on. And...

Spring Cleaning for Your Leadership Style: Declutter, Refresh, and Grow As the days grow longer and the air fills with the bunnies, chicks and the smell of chocolate eggs, many of us turn to the tradition of spring cleaning—clearing out the clutter in our homes to...

The Rise of Empathetic Leadership in the Age of AI Last week, I shared a quick LinkedIn post about how leaders don’t need to have all the answers. One comment stood out to me—it suggested that instead of answering every question, leaders could point their teams toward...

From Willpower to Systems: Transforming Leadership for Sustainable Success As a leader, do you ever feel like you're carrying the weight of the world on your shoulders? Have you seen Disney’s Encanto? (If not, you really should—it's a great movie with awesome music!)....

Introduction I was reading an old article of mine and one theme came up that has stood the test of time: the power of breaking patterns. Whether it's in personal growth or professional development, the ability to step out of habitual ways of thinking and doing can...

Ever had one of those moments where your team is stuck in an endless loop, like a piece of code that keeps running but doesn’t accomplish anything? Last week, I watched a senior engineering leader spend three hours in a meeting that felt exactly like debugging a...

Some folks know this, some don’t.  But from November 2019 to November 2020 I achieved a milestone that transformed not just my health, but my perspective on leadership.  I lost 100 pounds in exactly one year. My journey literally started one particular day when I...

I've been thinking a lot about how we grow as leaders, especially those of us who started in technical roles. After spending over 20 years moving from hardware and software engineering to leading teams and coaching leaders, I've noticed some interesting patterns. We...