Creating a Culture of Learning: Fostering Lifelong Curiosity in Your Team
In the military, we used to say, “The day you stop learning is the day you stop leading.” And I’ve found that’s just as true in boardrooms and businesses as it was on the battlefield. Early in my career, I led a high-performing team during a period of intense change. Resources were tight, timelines were […]
Strategic Risk-Taking: How Leaders Can Embrace Uncertainty
I still remember the early morning briefing before a mission that could’ve gone a hundred different ways. The terrain was unfamiliar. The stakes were high. And we didn’t have all the intel we wanted. But waiting for perfect clarity wasn’t an option. As the commander, I had to lead decisively—with a plan, yes—but also with […]
Balancing Innovation and Tradition: Modern Strategies for Timeless Leadership
I’ll never forget one of the final briefings I gave as a senior officer in the military. A younger team member had proposed a completely new way to streamline our planning process using digital tools I’d never seen. It was fast, it was efficient—and it broke almost every “standard” protocol we’d followed for years. At […]
Developing a High-Performance Mindset: Mental Toughness for Leaders
I’ll never forget one of the toughest moments in my career. I had poured everything I had into a project, but when the client rejected it, I felt like all my hard work had been for nothing. My team was deflated, and I could feel the pressure mounting. But rather than letting this setback derail […]
