Slow Down: One Skill to Prevent Hasty Leadership Decisions
We’re wired to assess situations quickly and move on. But in leadership, that reflex costs us more than we realize. Learn one actionable skill to avoid making hasty judgments: https://lnkd.in/epXKYRcG
Leaders Must Embrace Systems Thinking Over Task‑Centric AI
#AI Can't Fix What Leaders Still See As Tasks: Why Systems Thinking Must Return To Leadership by @thedougshannon @Forbes Learn more: https://t.co/p9lX2GMBoQ #ArtificialIntelligence #MachineLearning #ML https://t.co/6hcnOL6tXp
Autonomous Enterprise: AI Flywheel of Closed-Loop Decisions
Years ago someone asked me what comes after the AI-first enterprise. I said the autonomous enterprise. The core of it is a flywheel: four parts (well, five including feedback) that feed each other, and every loop makes the next one smarter: →...
Break Founder Dependency to Accelerate Growth
… You hired capable people. Growth still slows. The bottleneck isn’t your team. It’s your nervous system. Audit where people wait for you. Notice where you’re protecting ego, not quality. $8M brand: 23 approval gates→4.Revenue: $8M→$14M in 11 months Your company is slow because you’re...
Verizon Taps European Talent, Fueling US Telecom Leadership Pipeline
.@Verizon just made a smart network leadership hire, and the real story is the new exec pipeline from Europe into US telecom. 🧵 #Telecom #Wireless
Hire Impact‑Driven CEOs, Not Financially Tied Incentives
New paper, "The Value of Non-Value-Maximizing Managers" (with Pierre Chaigneau and Nicolas Sahuguet). Companies that state a social purpose, yet pay their executives for financial performance, are accused of greenwashing. Proxy advisers, the media, and some investors evaluate the quality of...
Lead by Example: Actions Speak Louder Than Words
There's a reason your team stops talking when you enter the room. They watch everything... How you handle stress. How you treat mistakes. And whether you practice what you preach. People don't follow your words. They follow your example. So if you demand excellence but deliver...
Apple’s Secret 2025 AI Meeting Sparks Upcoming Overhaul
Power On: Around early 2025, Apple’s top executives other than Tim Cook held a secret meeting to discuss just how behind it is in AI and chart the path forward. Tomorrow, we’ll see the results. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-06-07/wwdc-2026-apple-s-secret-meeting-that-led-it-to-take-ai-seriously-ios-27?
Culture Drives Technology ROI, Not Just Strategy
Satya Nadella took over a company that was losing and turned it into the most valuable on Earth. He wrote the playbook in "Hit Refresh." Most people quoted the growth mindset part and missed everything underneath it. Here are 10 things this...
Template Core Processes Before First Hire for Founder‑Level Output
4 things to template before hiring your first non-founder operator: 1. The weekly client status update format 2. The discovery call script + question bank 3. The scope creep refusal language ("that's outside our agreement, here's what it would cost") 4. The internal escalation...
One-on-One Mentorship Multiplies Team Impact
I spent 30 minutes a day with one person on my team. Did that 10 to 15 times. That person started doing the work of four or five people. No micromanagement. No constant check-ins. They just executed without me pushing. So I asked...
Consistent Systems Compound to Build Scalable, Self‑Running Business
3 systems that compound the longest in any business: 1. The hiring rubric: write down what good looks like for each role. Update after every hire (good or bad). 2. The client onboarding sequence: same steps, same artifacts, every time. 3. The decision...
Misreading “Fix Culture, Fix Outcomes” Undermines Success
Fix the Culture, Fix the Outcomes: What That Really Means. The problem is that most organizations misunderstand both halves of the phrase. They misunderstand what it means to fix the culture, and they misunderstand what it means to fix the...
CEOs Must Prioritize Survival Over Growth Now
The world is changing. AI is changing companies. Growth is slower. Energy costs are uncertain. In times like these, CEOs need a different mental model. Before growth. Before expansion. Before ambition. Think about survival. Think about cash generation. Think about cash allocation. In my...
Xbox CEO Prioritizes Gaming Dominance over Profit Margins
"My mandate is not 30% accountability margins, it’s not enterprise software margins, it’s to be the number one gaming and entertainment company, and what’s what we’re going to go do.” - Xbox CEO @asha_shar at Bloomberg Tech live https://t.co/Wg0Es2f9et