The Partnership Paradox Why Different Leaders Destroy Each Other The best partnerships aren’t built on similarity. They’re built on signals. I learned this the hard way, sitting in a boardroom watching my CEO present quarterly results. Line by line. Number by number. Every detail explained with methodical precision. The thought flashed through my mind: ‘This […]
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The Powering Through Myth Why High Effort Doesn’t Equal Strategic Success I was parachuted into a retail business that was losing hundreds of millions. The entire team was working like machines. Endless meetings. Reams of analysis. Everyone exhausted. Everyone “powering through.” And no one could see the wood from the trees. The business had imported
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Why the Answer Isn’t Out There Reconnecting Leaders to the Wisdom They Already Possess I was recruited as part of a turnaround team under private equity. I was young and seduced by the money. Lots of really good people were recruited to the business. The promise was clear: fix this, make it work, get rewarded.
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