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Every hire is a bet. The question is: are you betting on the right things? I work with CEOs and founders who are sharp, driven, and genuinely good at building businesses. And yet, many of them make the same expensive mistake: hiring someone because they look right—instead of first defining what right actually means. One client needed an…
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Accountability and blame are often treated as the same thing in organizations. They’re not. And confusing the two is one of the most expensive leadership mistakes a company can make. Blame looks backward. It asks: “Whose fault was this?” after something goes wrong. The goal is to assign responsibility for damage. Accountability looks forward. It asks: “How do…
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On the first day of a new job early in my career, I met someone in my department who was leaving for another opportunity. Before he walked out the door, he pulled me aside and gave me some of the best career advice I’ve ever received: “This is a great place, and you are going…
