60-70% of change initiatives fail.
Not because of a flawed strategy.
Not because of a bad business case.
Not because the Gantt chart slipped.
Because nobody paid attention to how people felt.
Something I can’t unsee: people saying “sorry” before sharing a thought in a meeting.
“Sorry, this might be a silly question, but…”
“Sorry, can I just add something?”
“Sorry, I don’t want to take up too much time.”
Sorry for thinking. Sorry for speaking. Sorry for being in the room.
A CEO asked me: “Should I lower my standards?”
I didn’t answer. I asked her four questions instead. By the last one, the room went silent.
Standards don’t slip because people stop caring. They slip because leaders avoid the conversations that hold them in place.
Stop waiting for permission to fix what’s broken.
Your sphere of influence is bigger than you think.👇
That fresh 2026 spark already flickering out by mid-January?
Most leaders watch their bold plans quietly lose steam in the fog of uncertainty… but what if that same uncertainty is secretly the fuel for 25% more ideas and unstoppable team energy?
Ghosting didn’t start in dating apps, it’s definitely following us into the workplace.
And what it reveals about leadership might surprise you 👇
A leadership team can have great values, great experience, and great intentions…
and still miss the most important ideas in the room.
Not because of culture.
Not because of politics.
But because of thinking diversity.
If we only understand who we are, not how we think, we’re leading half-blind.
That’s why I created the Thinker Test™: a quick way to map the 16 cognitive capacities that shape how we solve problems, collaborate, and decide.
Let’s be honest. Most days at work feel noisy.
In skydiving and leadership, the biggest risks don’t happen when we’re new.
They happen when we think we’ve seen it all.
Here’s what 200 jumps🪂 taught me about overconfidence and vigilance.
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