Leadership insight from “Game of Thrones”: When you play the game of thrones, you win or you die
Zero-Sum Thinking: When Leadership Requires Unsparing Clarity About Stakes Read More »
Leadership insight from “Game of Thrones”: I drink and I know things
Information as Weaponry: How Leaders Win Through Observation, Not Bluster Read More »
Leadership insight from “The Sting”: You gotta keep his con even after you take his money. He can’t know you took him
The Invisible Extraction: How Leaders Maintain Confidence During Transitions Read More »
Leadership insight from “Working Girl”: I have a head for business and a bod for sin. Is there anything wrong with that?
Asset Leverage: How Leaders Navigate Organizational Resistance Read More »
Leadership insight from “Moneyball”: The problem we’re trying to solve is that there are rich teams and there are poor teams. Then there’s fifty feet of crap, and then there’s us. It’s an unfair game
The Fifty Feet of Crap: How Leaders Win on Unequal Playing Fields Read More »
Leadership insight from “Jaws”: You’re going to need a bigger boat
Resource Realism: When Leaders Must Admit the Plan Was Too Small Read More »
Leadership insight from “Inception”: What is the most resilient parasite? Bacteria? A virus? An intestinal worm? An idea. Resilient, highly contagious, and once an idea has taken hold in the brain it’s almost impossible to eradicate
Idea Implantation: How Leaders Inoculate Their Teams Against Doubt Read More »
Leadership insight from “Ocean’s Eleven”: The house always wins. Play long enough, never change the stakes, the house takes you. Unless, when that perfect hand comes along, you bet big, then you take the house
Timing the Big Bet: When Leaders Must Make Audacious Moves Read More »
Leadership insight from “Apollo 13”: Failure is not an option
When Failure is Unthinkable: How Leaders Set Non-Negotiable Standards in Crisis Read More »
Leadership insight from “Better Call Saul”: You don’t need a criminal lawyer. You need a criminal lawyer.
Fluency in Context: How Leaders Signal Expertise Through Cultural Literacy Read More »
