Lead

If scale is the goal, your control over each interaction has to loosen. The job of the leader is to create the conditions for others to raise the standards.

Trusting your team isn’t settling for less. It’s settling for better.

“Some decisions are consequential and irreversible or nearly irreversible – one-way doors – and these decisions must be made methodically, carefully, slowly, with great deliberation and consultation. If you walk through and don’t like what you see on the other side, you can’t get back to where you were before. We can call these Type 1 decisions.... See more

Does the world happen to you, or do you happen to the world?

Most people wait for permission to solve problems. The subtle message they send is “I don’t care enough to solve this on my own. Tell me what to do.” The world happens to them.

High agency people are different. They care. And because they care, they solve problems without being told. They... See more

The best leaders are not cost centers. They’re force multipliers.

Which current core value do you believe is most important?

Which current value does no one actually follow or care about?

V2 | Chemistry | Alloying

Alloying is the art of mixing elements to create something greater than the sum of its parts. While our intuition tells us that pure substances are best, alloying shows this is not always true. One plus one can equal ten. By blending ingredients in precise proportions, metallurgists can create materials with bespoke... See more

The only way to get work done by other people is if you set expectations and hold them accountable for results. It's hard work requiring focus and clarity.

In every workplace drama where someone is scapegoated, isolated, or quietly erased, there are others playing a part, some by choice, most by habit.