A company nearly spent $100M on S/4HANA. Instead, strong leadership and clarity led them to stick with ECC until ready, avoiding a premature SAP overhaul. Focus on readiness, not just the upgrade. #SAP #ERP #TechStrategy https://t.co/XHzPBKjZZ4
I reject this premise. If we agree that management is work done with people, and that a manager’s #1 responsibility is results, then meetings aren’t overhead. They’re the work. My most-used design: The All Hands Meeting. Built to do three things simultaneously: → Teach...

🌱 March has arrived. The daffodils are trying their best, the sun is making the occasional guest appearance… and education is still moving at about 100 miles an hour. 😅 This latest newsletter rounds up what’s been catching my attention across...
Tim Pernetti, American Conference commissioner just talked at the White House college round table, he is reportedly one of three finalists for NFLPA executive director job that should have a winner shortly
As we end the work week, a couple of questions for the leaders on the timeline. This week: 1) What actions did you take to develop your team members/staff? 2) What obstacle(s) did you seek to move out of your teams’ path? 3)...
When roles are at risk, the leaders who can clearly tell their outcome story win the next opportunity. #DigitalTransformation https://t.co/O0K0QkTUyt
Success metrics often ignore important aspects like impact, fulfillment, and happiness. Redefine what success means to you and ensure it aligns with your personal values and goals, not just conventional standards. 💡
AI company founders: Love sharing monthly revenue Love multiplying it by 12 for an annual run rate Hate talking about churn I contribute to this culture by building Senja in public But I’ve tried to paint a more complete picture by talking about the challenges...

Culture is a reflection of how the team feels about the workplace. It’s an output, not an input. I created a free PDF resource for leaders that dive into the 10 ingredients for a high-performance culture. Comment “CULTURE” and I’ll send it...
What matters far more is judgment, adaptability, and the ability to lead through uncertainty, not just where someone has worked or which titles theyve held. #Hiring #CIO #CHRO https://t.co/5Ohw7w5l2f

People always ask how @tobi and I split the job of running @Shopify. The answer is simple. Tobi builds the instruments. He is one of the best product minds in commerce. My job is storytelling. Championing merchants and explaining why what we’re building...

Most businesses lose customers after one complaint. Not because of the problem, but because no one listened. Use this rule: listen, validate, ask “What can I do to make this right?”, then fix it and document it. Research shows 95% of unhappy customers...
As the CEO, if you’re constantly answering trivial questions, making little decisions, you have a problem of your own making. Is it because you're not allowing others to decide? They think they're not empowered? It's a bad sign and you have to...
Stoked to bring @jesseddy live to teach how to navigate politics, influence decisions, and showcase your value without waiting for permission. RSVP @ https://t.co/pAN8O82Upl
If you're under $10M ARR and you have a VP of anything, that’s a mistake. > You hire a VP of Sales > Now you need a VP of Marketing > Now you need a VP of Product Suddenly, you're managing executives instead of...
The saddest thing about success is realizing how few people actually wanted to see you succeed. They smiled to your face but secretly hoped you’d fail. Learn to recognize quiet envy. Cut those people from your life. Small circles create...

It’s InternationalWomenDay, and I’ve been thinking about the weight many women in business carry. On paper, our work at OBM Associates is operational - systems, teams, strategy. But what actually happens is deeper. When the operational weight lifts, founders change. They stop firefighting and...
Your credentials got you in the room. They were never going to get you the job. Everyone in the final round has credentials. Stop leading with credentials. Your credentials are table stakes, not a differentiator. The interview starts where the resume...

#TimTalk - Many organisations “lean out” by removing middle layers. What is the cost to a company when they remove this “middle” glue? with Gary Cookson https://t.co/fW8twRPAgo via @DLAIgnite #SocialSelling #DigitalSelling #Sales #SalesLeader #Leadership #Culture #Management #HumanResources #HR
The most qualified person in the room rarely gets the title. They ask too many questions. They flag the problems nobody wants to see. They care more about results than optics. Meanwhile the one who smiles, nods, and never rocks the boat? Corner office. This isn’t...
What caused this? To early? Poor execution? Bad leadership? A bit of everything IMO. We tried it and used it - it was a mediocre product at times and was okay other times. But their support and unwillingness to implement feedback is what killed them. I...
It's hard for me to describe how different things are than they were a week ago. I'm moving into more of a player coach role, and in the last 7 days, my team of PMs have been: - creating a "Cash...
You can have a great product, team, plan, and pricing. But if you’re pursuing the wrong opportunity, none of it matters. Two questions define a great opportunity: Are there valuable underserved customers? Is there a tailwind? Strategy starts there. #BusinessStrategy #Entrepreneurship #StartupStrategy #Innovation #LeadershipDevelopment
You can't force focus with intensity. But you can restrict distractions with isolation. - One task. - One window. - One defined outcome. Anything else is diluted effort pretending to be work.
“Just because you’re doing a lot more doesn’t mean you’re getting a lot more done.” Denzel Washington

#CIOChat Q4: Endgame: Modern CIOs are shifting from control to credibility: Transparency, shared roadmaps, product operating models, and visible tradeoffs. What current or new practices are working for you to build durable trust between IT and the business today? https://t.co/pO7J5Oaktf

I recently spent some time with Jason Williams at Ramsey Solutions. Really good conversation about leadership, coaching reps, and what it takes to build a sales team that performs consistently. Sharing a quick behind-the-scenes shot from the studio. Full podcast episode drops tonight.

Thank you very much, @ISCEA - International Supply Chain Education Alliance, for honouring me with the ISCEA Top 10 Influencer Award 👉 https://t.co/M2FGbFLBge Congratulations to respected thought leaders Yossi Sheffi, @RaduPalamariu , @Lora Cecere, Richard Wilding OBE (Professor), @mvollmer1 ....
Your business is a prison if: You make all the decisions. You can't take breaks. You're always online.
At Coinbase: - We’re building the infrastructure for the agent economy - Base is quickly establishing itself as the onchain home for AI
🚫 “No-code AI agents” is not about skipping engineering. ✅ It’s about abstracting it. This visual captures a critical shift: AI agents are becoming products assembled from capabilities, not systems engineered from scratch. Here’s the executive breakdown 👇 1️⃣ Start...
NASA may soon get a deputy administrator. Matt Anderson is before a Senate committee today. Barring surprises his confirmation in the coming weeks should be non-controversial.
Most startups fail at hiring, not product. They scale headcount faster than they scale training. Lean teams stay small, ship MVPs, track metrics, and fix root issues with Five Whys before adding people. Amazon runs teams small enough to feed with two pizzas...
I was talking with a designer at a large heritage organization recently. He's the only UX person on the team, and he's been struggling with something I see all the time: getting product owners and business analysts to see the...
Here’s something I shouldn’t be sharing, but here it is. In this exclusive podcast, I reflect on my years of experience working with CEOs and boards around the world. I share an inside story on how businesses evolve, revealing lessons I’ve...

#TimTalk - Explain the upward trend between high curiosity & KPIs like job satisfaction & financial innovation? with Dr. Debra Clary https://t.co/z3MHEqIDr1 via @DLAIgnite #SocialSelling #DigitalSelling #Sales #SalesLeader #Leadership #Culture #Marketing #Success #Mindset #Entrepreneur #Management

If you see only problems, you’re not being rigorous—you’re being narrow. Every constraint contains information about leverage. Every bottleneck reveals where design failed. A problem-only lens distorts reality; it overweights friction and underweights optionality. Clarity means seeing both the obstacle...

AI is rewriting the rulebook for leadership. 🤖📈 @Gartner_inc reveals how CIOs must evolve as AI transforms the workplace. It’s time to move beyond the hype and use AI for real strategic planning and continuous improvement. Read more here: https://t.co/XDAHd3CquP #GartnerIT #CIO #AI...
If you can’t explain how to deliberately move a KPI, you don’t understand your growth. High acquisition doesn’t mean high value. The real question: Are you attracting customers you actually want? Curiosity about your data > more dashboards. #KPI #CLV #BusinessStrategy #MarketingStrategy #Leadership

#TimTalk - It being tender and humble in leadership a luxury that we cannot afford? with Urs Koenig https://t.co/TBYkZ1cTns via @DLAIgnite #SocialSelling #DigitalSelling #Sales #SalesLeader #Leadership #Culture #Marketing #Success #Mindset #Entrepreneur #Management #Inspiration https://t.co/gEy5sf0WFi

"Opinions are not feedback." Every time I say this in a workshop, I watch managers go through the five stages of grief.
How can leaders move beyond AI experimentation to real business value? Join our @edXOnline LinkedIn Live with @Microsoft tomorrow to discuss AI leadership and the new CxO Edge executive program. Attendees receive an exclusive 25% course discount. Register: https://t.co/bUHIVS8nbl #AI #Leadership #Microsoft #edX
Saint Francis prayed, “Grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console; to be understood as to understand; to be loved as to love.”
"Consensus is the shortest path to mediocrity." @CloudNotEnough, CEO of @Egnyte ($300M+ revenue, 1,400 employees): Delegate to small teams Trust them fully Accept 2 out of 10 things will fail "If you think you could do a better job, you've either hired wrong or don't...
"The essence of moral authority is sacrifice - the subordinating of one's self or one's ego to a higher purpose, cause, or principle." Robert Greenleaf
Why Vibe Coding Is Less About Code And More About Power #Vibe #coding is transforming work by letting anyone describe and build #software with #AI , shrinking the gap between ideas and execution, and shifting the power to innovate closer...

This person wrote a very candid LinkedIn post about quitting her job at Block the day after they fired 40% of their workforce. She walked away from an over 75% pay increase/retention compensation they are offering their remaining workforce. More...
Every company wants the best AI stack. But few are asking the real question: To what end? If you automate everything and answer anything… what does your business actually stand for? AI without strategy is just noise. #AI #BusinessStrategy #Leadership #Innovation #TechStrategy
For productivity, there are only 2 questions to ask: Did this create recurring output? OR Did this reduce future effort?
Lots of people commenting on this quitting of @Alibaba_Qwen's top leader. Wondering what it means for Qwen now, will be hard to replace.