Pet projects are the leadership equivalent to sacred cows. Lead them to slaughter and enjoy the burgers. Kill them, get rid of them. If they are valuable only to you and not the mission, they utilize valuable resources that could be pursuing the mission. Kill your darlings.

Social stigma suggests that we shy away from acknowledging our mistakes and instead only focus on our good ideas and our wins. Celebrating wins is great, but uh-ohs can offer us great insight and growth opportunities both in the corporate world and our personal lives.

What do you do when you need to vent, but don't want someone to judge you? You need them to NOT perceive you. It's a funny way of asking for some space and not to be judged for the next little while.

One long-standing myth is that of "one size fits all." In this case, we aren't talking about a bathroom in a hotel room, though. Rather, we are talking about relating to and engaging with people of all personality types and styles.

Every lesson is an opportunity to grow. Don't run from the debrief, and leaders don't make it an opportunity for a beatdown. Learn, grow, repeat.

Leaders are human. Humans fail. Ergo, leaders will fail. Don't set yourself up for dissapointment by thinking leaders cannot or will not fail.

Everyone else is talking about it, so why not us? AI isimpacting everything, no, seriously, everything we do, but is it going to take over everything we do and ruin the world? Let's not be too hasty. In the 1980s, we thought computers and robots were going to take over everything and ruin theworld. Sure, we need to be proactive, but we do not need to panic.

Change fatigue is a state of exhaustion that occurswhen an organization introduces too many consecutive or poorly managed transitions. To overcome it, leaders must effectively communicate and actively involve teams in the decision-making process to restore their sense of control.Oh yeah… and leaders… let’s manage the rate of change, eh!?

Change no longer comes in seasons; change is now a constantwind that we must set our sails to and navigate accordingly. Leading in this "new" world is a challenge, and sure-footing is no longer a byproduct of experience. Listen to this episode and learn how to sail in a sink-or-swim culture.

What does it mean to affirm someone? What does it mean to do so authentically? A good leader will offer generic, broad-stroke compliments and say "great job" or “good work", but a great leader will call out a specific time and specific benefit to truly connect and offer authenticity.