Musings

Leadership is human. So is this.

My reflections on leadership, transition, and everything in between — from the practice, from the work, and from more than two decades of being in the room. Some serious. Some not. All real.

None of These Rooms Look Alike. That Is the Point.

My community keeps asking me the same question. Where are you now? I have been a busy bee, and for the month of June that meant living the work more than writing about it. The year has been so full and it is hard to believe we are at the end of June. Mid-year has a way of filling faster than you can narrate it, and I would rather show you what filled it than explain why I went quiet. So, where am I now? I am in rooms I choose to be in, doing work that does not fit neatly into

Jun 302 min read

Leadership Identity Is a Business Asset. Here Is What Happens When It Is Missing.

The environment facing leaders today is not a single challenge. Economic uncertainty. Rising complexity. Growing talent pressures. The demands of building organizations that can sustain performance under pressure. All of these are landing on the same desk. At the same time. On the same person. Organizations respond by investing in leadership development. More training. More tools. More frameworks. And yet the leaders who navigate complexity most effectively are rarely the one

May 194 min read

You Have Seen This Leader at Their Best. And Then the Pressure Arrived.

You have seen this leader at their best. Driven. Curious. Collaborative. Decisive. And then the pressure arrived. A new role. An expanded scope. A restructuring that demanded more than anything they had navigated before. Something shifted. The team felt it before anyone above them named it. This is not a unique story. According to Navid Nazemian, author of Mastering Executive Transitions: The Definitive Guide, Book Excellence Award winner in the Leadership Category 2026 and G

May 124 min read