Why You Should Find A Sparring Partner
Imagine that you’re facing a critical decision that will impact the future of your company, like the choice between bootstrapping your next game or taking on investors. You’ve discussed the…
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The Secret to Better 1-on-1s
One-on-one meetings are one of the most powerful tools you have for driving alignment in your company. The problem is that most companies don’t prioritize them. For example, in one…
Best Links of 2022
In each edition of my newsletter, I include three links to the things that caught my attention that week. In this essay I’m sharing the most popular links that I…
Annual Review 2022
Last year, I wrote that 2021 had been a year of small steps for me. Which is funny, because I feel like my 2022 could be summarized in the same…
My Favorite Things Of 2022
It’s the end of the year, and I’ve once again taken a long hard look at my media diet to come up with the books, movies, games and songs that…
On Conscious Leadership
Conscious leadership is all about one thing: a black line. Let me explain. In The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership, authors Jim Dethmer, Diana Chapman, and Kaley Warner Klemp ask…
Developing Self-Awareness
Self-awareness is a crucial leadership skill. You want to make the best possible decisions for your company, and that requires not just knowledge of external factors, but also of your…
Why Self-Awareness Is Crucial
In my day-to-day work, I help ambitious leaders build better companies. In practice, this often means helping them and their team to improve their management and strategy skills. If you…
“Do we really need a strategy?”
Some years ago, I had a conversation with my then-manager (who was also the company founder) about the company strategy. “I really don’t think we need one”, he said. “Things…
Better Decisions With A Decision Journal
Leaders and managers produce decisions more than anything else. So it stands to reason that you want to hone your decision making skills. The best way to do so is…