Betting on EUV Before AI: Vision Over Hindsight
Hindsight is a luxury, but the biggest innovations are rarely obvious at the start. I sat down with former @ASMLcompany President Martin van den Brink to discuss how they bet the company on EUV technology long before the AI boom made it essential. https://t.co/vPR8fhX7Z9
Apple’s Lasting Edge: Jobs’ Culture Outlives iPhone
$AAPL's greatest product wasn't the iPhone. It was the culture Jobs built to outlast him. 50 years in, that edge is as sharp as ever. Thank you, Steve. #Apple50 https://t.co/mb5vJTZqm5 https://t.co/VlrPrdXVE7
Demand Pay That Matches Your Director-Level Duties
Here’s my response to a question I got about managing extra leadership responsibilities on this week’s episode of Ask Jeb. If your compensation plan is for an individual performer but your daily tasks are for a director, you are being torn...
Resistance to Change Often Masks Inadequate Preparation
Is 'resistance to change' just an excuse for poor preparation? When training is irrelevant and communication is generic, people struggle. Blaming them isn't the solution. #ChangeManagement #Leadership #WorkplaceCulture https://t.co/NNPCnBf93n
Consistency, Not Breakthroughs, Drives Big Results
We overestimate breakthrough moments and underestimate accumulation. Large outcomes are rarely the result of a single decisive act, they are the residue of repeated, small, directional actions. The discipline is not ambition; it’s consistency at a granular level. Strategy fails...
AI Flattens Hierarchies, Eliminating Traditional Middle Management
Jack Dorsey argues that AI enables companies to eliminate layers of middle management as they only exist to pass information back and forth upper levels to frontline workers. Basically AI has access to all of the data and communications at the...
Founders Must Lead With Unique Vision, Not Replicate Context
Your team will never have the full context that you have as the founder. And that’s not a knock on them, it’s just the reality of leadership. Your job is to trust your instincts and lead them in the direction...
Sequoia Appoints Veteran Doug Leone as Chairman, Returns to Deals
Renewed economy begs renewed focus: @Sequoia Capital Names Former Leader Leone as Chairman. Sequoia Capital on Tuesday named Doug Leone, an investor who has been at the firm since 1988, as chairman. After stepping back from making new investments in...
CEOs Navigate AI Disruption with Strategic Adaptation
CEO themes and insights how does a CEO respond to AI business disruption? by @Timothy_Hughes https://t.co/LanW9VTJdY @DLAIgnite #SocialSelling #DigitalSelling #Sales #SalesTips #SalesLeader #Marketing #Leadership #ArtificialIntelligence #MarketingStrategy https://t.co/30pgUZoM28
Beyond the First Choice: Later Effects Matter More
the second and third order effects of decisions are often more important than the initial decision itself
Team Grit Turns Vision Into Shipping Reality
I went out for drinks with some engineers in the fall. I got really excited about an idea. Like REALLY excited about it. They also seemed pretty excited. I said, "we should just build this. Screw priorities, this is magic."...
Moving Goalposts: Why Bad Bosses Stifle Success
A bad boss will keep moving the goalpost, then wonder why no one feels successful.
Five Strategies for Leaders to Combat Healthcare Burnout
Five ways future health care leaders can tackle burnout in the workforce https://t.co/Fxd56CgOJE via @medical_xpress #burnout #MedTwitter #health #Wellbeing #healthcare
Advocating for Team Growth Fuels My Biotech Fulfillment
Managing people in biotech has been such a rewarding experience, but mostly taught me how much I value advocating for the people I manage. I love helping folks realize their potential and its been such wildly fulfilling watching my munchkins...
Pichai: AI Central to Google, Not a Moonshot
this was such a riveting read. If you're a Google shareholder, nobody came across better than Sundar Pichai in this entire saga. The fact that so many of them wanted Pichai to resign is a good reminder how clueless outsiders...
15 Essential Speaking Lessons From MIT’s Patrick Winston
MIT professor Patrick Winston delivers a masterclass on “how to speak” - 15 lessons https://t.co/KKfLMl8PZ6
No Change Management = Project Failure and Employee Resistance
A complete lack of change management doomed this project. Generic emails and training aren't enough. Without stakeholder engagement and tailored support, employees were unprepared and confused, leading to resistance. #ChangeManagement #ProjectFailure https://t.co/1iL9DIm3O5
ARC Raiders Head Joins Nexon, Promises Cheaper Game Development
ARC Raiders leader is now chairman of Nexon. Says there is a path to better game development and lower costs. https://t.co/Xobt1OmrGk
Hire Outsiders to Spark Breakthrough Innovation
I met one of the cofounders of @neuralink last week at @hf0 (he's now building a new way to get cargo from China to USA a lot cheaper via autonomous dirigibles like the Goodyear Blimp, but designed and manufactured all...
Know Your Values, Simplify Every Decision
Values-Based Decision Making - CX Journey™ https://t.co/6XmzAwQIfX It’s not hard to make decisions when you know what your values are. ~ Roy Disney #corevalues #decisionmaking https://t.co/APqnvIzVvg
Group Success Requires Accepting Overruled Decisions
A decision-making group in which those who don't get what they want continue to fight rather than work for what the group has decided is destined to fail--you can see this happening all the time in companies, organizations, and even...
When Response Time Outweighs Real Achievements at Work
You're in your weekly 1:1. You're exhausted from a late night shipping a major feature release. Your manager ignores the win, glaring at their screen because you took 21 minutes to reply to a non-urgent Teams ping. Manager: "I saw the read...
Humility Isn't Weakness; It's Strategic Strength
A costly mistake some make is to view humility and a quiet demeanor as a sign of weakness.
Negotiations Reflect Confidence, Not Just Price
Founders: Price negotiations aren't about the number - they're about confidence. When a prospect haggles hard, they're usually unsure about value, not price. Go back to ROI and pain points before discussing discounts.
From Chaos to Empire: Napoleon’s Rise and Hubris
Rockefeller said if Napoleon went into commerce, he’d be the "greatest businessman the world has ever known. Here’s how Napoleon built (and lost) the greatest empire in Europe: - In his late 20s, France is in total chaos from the Revolution. -...
Female CEOs Drive Smaller Gender Pay Gaps
Orgs. led by female CEOs have lower gender pay gaps. Perhaps b/c such orgs. have good gender equality policies. Or b/c female CEOs may be keener to introduce same. Anyhow, it seems to make sense 4 women 2 work 4 women—if they can. Via...
Culture, Not Strategy, Holds Your Business Back
Your Strategy Is NOT the Problem - @MarketCulture Blog https://t.co/uMKTN60GYS Your CULTURE is. And if you’re a senior leader right now, that’s either the most uncomfortable truth you’ve read today or the most liberating. #culture https://t.co/NVe8Z8kLAF
Onboarding Reveals How Terrible Most Teams Are
I think this warrants an entire chapter in my book - Most teams are pretty terrible. Agree with @clairevo this is one of the first places you want to focus in onboarding as a tech leader, you will...
Operational Leaders Outperform Charismatic Icons with Rigorous, Empowering Formula
When people think of great business leaders... They usually think of someone like Steve Jobs or Richard Branson. But I’ve studied 100’s of managers as we grew our company from $0 to $1B+ And the most effective leaders were more operational...
VC Funding Turns Founders Into Investor‑Driven Time‑Sinks
Average day in the life of a VC backed founder: > wake up at 5am to “optimize” > check burn rate before checking texts > spend morning prepping board deck instead of building product > get on call with investor who's...
Mateschitz’s Betrayal Turned Thai Tonic Into $80B Empire
In 1984, Dietrich Mateschitz orchestrated the coldest betrayal in business history… He erased the real founder and stole the Redbull empire. Then, through pure greed and deception, he turned a Thai tonic into an $80B monster. This is how Red Bull really started...
Solo CEOs Become Bottlenecks, Stalling Business Growth
When you're the entire engine of your business: - content depends on your energy. - sales depend on your presence. - decisions depend on your availability. an Engine CEO will always be the bottleneck. growth creates chaos when the brand...
Redefining Leadership for the Digital Age
Amy Clark talks about how leadership is changing—and what modern leadership should really look like. Tune in live at 12 pm CT at: https://t.co/ykUbRecoZO #TPSS #IoT #sustainability #5G #cloud #edge #digitaltransformation #PeggySmedley #podcast https://t.co/6Vj1rjuCci
Reimagining Organizational Structures to Build a Mini‑AGI
our lead independent director @roelofbotha and i wrote about the history of organizational structures, and our intent to rebuild block as a mini-AGI. https://t.co/emGicpn9xr
Blueprint for Building AI‑Native Companies in 2026
I got a chance to interview Jack Dorsey for the Long Strange Trip pod about his new article (in comments) on how to build a modern ai native company in 2026. I took some of his ideas and mixed them with...
Layoffs Aren’t a Viable Option for Turbulent Times
The Case Against Layoffs https://t.co/wa6rDZB2H6 Leading through economic turbulence often forces CEOs to make painful trade-offs. Layoffs shouldn't be one of them. #trulyhumanleadership #leadership @barrywehmiller @chiefexecgrp https://t.co/xUMLJcldfV
Small Intentional Choices Turn Dad Bod Into CEO Mindset
How do you go from recognizing a need for change to becoming an expert in the mechanics of transformation? 📈🚀 Tomorrow on Tippie Leads, we’re joined by Associate Professor of Instruction Rob Rouwenhorst . Before Rob became our resident expert...
Kindness Legacy Fuels Business Unity and Human Connection
KIND—yes, the KIND bars—was named after Daniel Lubetzky’s (@daniellubetzky) father. A Holocaust survivor who, despite everything he endured…still chose kindness. It sounds naive: that kindness can win. But Daniel built his life around it. From PeaceWorks (bringing people together through...
Mentors Unlock Career Gains You Can't Achieve Solo
The Value of Having a Mentor: Career Boosts You Don’t Get on Your Own. https://t.co/1hoQyQHljb #mentoring #lifehacks #coaching #books
Reward High Performers, Remote Teams Thrive and Grow
Remote work gets a lot of hate. People working less, taking breaks, being lazy, etc. That hasn't been the case in my experience. My best people are throwing down 60 hour weeks and our companies are growing. If you create a culture where you...
Leaders Must Inspire and Warn to Harness AI
Leaders must be both the chief inspirer and the chief fearmonger right now when it comes to AI. The best will become 10x stronger. The worst will tap out. Both good outcomes for the org. Tough to play both.
Innovation Starts Solo, Thrives Through Collective Effort
Robert Goddard's tale illustrates that while innovation begins with one, its success often lies with many. Don’t fall into the alpha trap. https://spectrum.ieee.org/robert-goddard-leadership
Willie Walsh Finally Leads His Dream Low‑cost Airline
Willie Walsh Is Back — He Finally Gets To Run The Low Cost Carrier He Always Wanted - View from the Wing https://t.co/aXXwu3myv4
CEOs Should Mandate AI Use to Accelerate Innovation
There was a story from ~2011 that I vividly recall It was shortly after Larry Page stepped in as sole-CEO of Google. This was wartime CEO Page, who was very worried about losing mobile to Apple Page required that all Google execs...
Leadership, Not Hiring, Determines Team's Closing Success
One of my agency owner students closes 80% of sales calls he’s on. His team closes only 10% of calls he’s not on. He think it’s a hiring problem, that he hired the wrong people. It’s not a hiring problem. It’s a leadership...
True Leadership Training Transforms Organizational Development
RT @JoeContrera Helping leaders understand what it truly means to lead others and then actually building their skills is changing the way organizations are developing their leaders. Here's what clients say: https://t.co/uVftLrCNc4 #leadership #leadershipdevelopment https://t.co/r5Wm1BVKEF
True CEOs Build Businesses That Run Without Them
The happiest founders I know have a business that runs without them. If you're answering basic questions or fixing mistakes that shouldn't have happened… You’re an operator, not a CEO.
Start with Decisions, Let AI Serve Humans
AI should serve people. Obvious, right? And yet many organizations quietly do the opposite. They start with the tool. When you start with tools, humans end up serving the tools. When you start with decisions, tools serve humans. That sounds...
Jessica's Life Story Forged the Traits Behind YC Success
This interview with Jessica goes the deepest of any interview she's done into her life story, and how it gave her the unique combination of qualities that made Y Combinator work.
Willie Walsh Named CEO of India's IndiGo
Big CEO appointment at India’s IndiGo - IATA head and former IAG boss Willie Walsh https://t.co/29hVImJrw6