Monday Morning Minute: 11/May/2026 ~ Is Adequate Schedule Rest and Downtime Essential to High Quality Performance?
Mark Kolke’s Monday Morning Minute emphasizes that fatigue erodes judgment, patience, and pattern recognition, leading to costly mistakes in high‑stakes environments. He argues that rest is not a luxury but a core component of an organization’s operating system, essential for executives and mission‑critical staff. By framing recuperation as disciplined maintenance rather than withdrawal, Kolke urges leaders to embed scheduled downtime into daily workflows. The piece closes with Alex Soojung‑kim Pang’s quote, "Rest is not work’s opposite. Rest is work’s partner."
Monday Morning Minute: 27/April/2026 ~ Where's the Fire, and What's Your Hurry?
Mark Kolke’s Monday Morning Minute uses a fire metaphor to illustrate effective leadership, urging leaders to spot hot‑spots, inspire fire‑lighters, and train fire‑fighters within their teams. He stresses balancing urgent crises with sustained performance, likening a leader’s role to tending...
Monday Morning Minute: 20/April/2026 ~ Lead with Truth, Continue with Truth, End with Truth.
Mark Kolke’s Monday Morning Minute urges leaders to view trust as a cumulative result of decisions, not a marketing slogan. He argues that credibility hinges on aligning choices with declared purpose, visible conduct, and long‑term mission. The piece reinforces this...
Monday Morning Minute: 06/April/2026 ~ Trust Those You Teach, and Teach Those You Trust ...
Mark Kolke’s Monday Morning Minute emphasizes that effective leaders must teach their teams how to think, decide, and act, rather than merely assigning tasks. He argues that delegating real authority—decision‑making, spending, and risk‑taking—builds trust and enables rapid responses in fast‑moving...
Monday Morning Minute: 23/March/2026 - Is Your Scariest Risk on Your Agenda Today?
Mark Kolke’s Monday Morning Minute urges leaders to adopt disciplined attention to the five pillars of risk—cash, counterparties, customers, culture, and concentration. He advises identifying the first wobble, then the next potential failure, and assigning a visible owner to every...