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What You Tolerate, You Endorse
Tolerating bad behavior feels like kindness. It's actually a transfer of pain, from the person who earned it to everyone…
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MONTHLY LEADERSHIP NOTES
business insights to shift your paradigm
I write from distilled experience and acute observation. Written by a CEO for CEOs.
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Move the Needle
With one of my coachees we delivered 52.5x growth in share price over six years. Looking back, the operating principle…
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When the Founder Becomes the Bottleneck
At the last webinar, I spoke about the founder’s mindset and how it differs from an entrepreneurial mindset. Successful startups…
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The Soul of the Bean
I am sipping a nice triple-espresso as I write this leadership note. Coffee is like peace of mind: there are…
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The Myth of the Perfect Juggler
Recently, one of my readers asked a question in the last webinar that got my attention. It read, “How does…
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Hope Is Not a Strategy
For every Slack or Notion that caught fire organically, there are thousands of excellent products that died in obscurity. Growth…
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The Art of War
This book will help you:
Master timeless strategies for winning in business, leadership, and life from ancient military wisdom
Live Work Work Work Die
This book will help you:
Expose the dark side of Silicon Valley and what the tech boom really means for society
Nonviolent Communication
This book will help you:
Transform conflicts into peaceful dialogues and create deeper connections with others
The Upside of Irrationality
This book will help you:
Harness the hidden forces that shape our decisions to improve your life and work
It’s Not Luck
This book will help you:
Apply Eliyahu Goldratt's Theory of Constraints to solve complex business problems systematically
The Attention Merchants
This book will help you:
Understand how your attention is harvested and sold, and reclaim control of your most valuable resource
LIFE REFLECTIONS
philosophy that makes you think
More than 400 reflections on all things life
Finding Purpose
The Practice of Tolerance
"When you throw a stone at a tree, not only does it reject the stone, it gives you a fruit too. Don't keep emotional stones."
Overcoming Fear
The Desire Tree
"Desires prompt us to act, but it helps to know their source because they make us what we become."
Building Resilience
The Gates of Shambhala
"If you let this moment slip away, it's lost forever. "Now" never comes back."
Creating Balance
The Bee Struggle
"What happens when you hit the glass ceiling?"
Embracing Change
Purpose of Life
"Like a river infuses life while it meanders about and before it merges in the ocean, our life's purpose is the same — live fully and merge in our own greatness."
Mastering Emotions
The Butterfly Effect
"Can the flap of a butterfly’s wings in Mumbai set off an avalanche in the Himalayas?"
Achieving Success
Argument(s)
"An argument doesn't have to become a wildfire. There's a better way."
Finding Peace
It’s Okay to Change
"When you cling to what you believe to be untrue, soft underlying currents of suppression turn into tides of unrest."
Building Relationships
Four Aspects of Mindful Parenting
"Here are four aspects of mindful parenting capable of transforming the life of any child..."