27. February 2026
A Love Letter to Enough
Over-preparation can be a beautiful way to avoid reality. This is a love letter to enough: one meaningful choice…
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18. February 2026
Tonight, I have to die for the mess you made
Once a year, Cologne burns the Nubbel. A ritual that is a leadership masterclass in metabolizing failure. Most teams…
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11. February 2026
Calibrating for Weather You Haven’t Met Yet
Executing harder is often just a way to avoid admitting the conditions have changed. Adaptability isn’t a vibe; it is…
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04. February 2026
Stop Fixing What Isn’t Broken
Stop blaming execution for every setback. True performance is a system of three gates: whether your team can actually…
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14. January 2026
The Basement Is Winning (And That’s Why You’re Losing)
Many organizations suffer from "basement thinking," where they mistake busy internal maintenance for strategic…
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14. January 2026
Upping the Game: How AI forces you to be significantly better than before
AI has raised the "productivity floor," making the ability to generate polished drafts a cheap commodity rather than a…
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31. December 2025
A Toast to the Boring Wins
NYE is basically the world’s biggest collective planning meeting with zero agenda and too much champagne. The countdown…
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29. December 2025
Mise en Place for January: What Christmas hosting teaches about leadership with standards
Lead like a good host: don’t attend the room. Shape it by deciding the tone early, engineering belonging, protecting…
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17. December 2025
Bread in the Bay: How to switch from interest to commitment
Interest is cheap. And it often feels like progress because it rewards us fast. Execution starts when a leader adds the…
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17. December 2025
Adult Supervision as a Service: Why Leaders Hide Behind Experts
Many executives hire consultants not to solve problems, but to purchase "Adult Supervision as a Service"; an expensive…
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