On clarity, leadership, and what gets in the way
What the mountains taught me about grief
One of my teachers had this knowledge that he taught us: How to forecast the weather by looking at the […]
Read the essay → August 12, 2026Something is breathing anyway
What do I know to be true right now? Does anyone know? I see the world around me, if I […]
Read the essay → August 12, 2026It was never the amount of work
“It’s because I have too much work to do”. That and similar versions of this sentence is what I told […]
Read the essay → April 15, 2026Your Best Work Happened Without You
Think about the best work you have ever done. Not the work you prepared hardest for. The work that was […]
Read the essay → April 15, 2026Trust Cannot Be a To-Do
“How do I create a team that trusts me?” It’s one of the most searched phrases in the entire landscape […]
Read the essay → April 15, 2026The Box Was Never There
Have you ever been in a meeting where someone says it? “We need to think outside the box.” You’ve heard […]
Read the essay → April 15, 2026The 2am Problem
It happened like clockwork. Somewhere between 2 and 3am, I would wake up. Not slowly, not gently: fully awake, heart […]
Read the essay → April 15, 2026The Selfless Leader
Status. Money. Power. Most leaders I know are driven by these. And there is nothing wrong with that. The corporate […]
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