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If we’re all going to eat, someone has to sell
If we’re all going to eat, someone has to sell

A senior executive told me my urgency was making him uncomfortable. What I learned about moving deals from qualification to close without pushing.

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Delegate the outcome
Delegate the outcome

If delegation creates leverage, why do so many leaders have so little of it? The difference between delegating a task and delegating an outcome.

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How you lead shapes generations
How you lead shapes generations

Leadership doesn't end in the org chart. What you model today is being copied by your team, and by your family, for decades after you're gone.

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The Leadership Letter Archive
If we’re all going to eat, someone has to sell
If we’re all going to eat, someone has to sell

A senior executive told me my urgency was making him uncomfortable. What I learned about moving deals from qualification to close without pushing.

Read more →
Delegate the outcome
Delegate the outcome

If delegation creates leverage, why do so many leaders have so little of it? The difference between delegating a task and delegating an outcome.

Read more →
How you lead shapes generations
How you lead shapes generations

Leadership doesn't end in the org chart. What you model today is being copied by your team, and by your family, for decades after you're gone.

Read more →