Are You a Working Person or a Person Working?

by | Feb 4, 2026

Are You a Working Person or a Person Working?  “What do you do?” It’s the most common icebreaker in American culture, and it says more about us than we realize. In this week’s edition of This Week in Culture, I’m unpacking how work became shorthand for identity, why...

4 Leadership Lessons to Get You Through Q1

by | Jan 21, 2026

4 Leadership Lessons to Get You Through Q1  Q1 has a way of testing leadership fast. Pressure shows up early, deadlines tighten, and decisions stack up quickly. This week’s edition of This Week in Culture is “4 Leadership Lessons to Get You Through Q1”, pulled...

Choosing to be a World Champion at Life

by | Jan 14, 2026

Choosing to be a World Champion at Life  Yesterday we hosted the first Surrender to Lead Summit. The conversation moved fast from aspiration to responsibility. Meredith Kessler’s keynote hit me hard. She talked about judgment under pressure, the kind where stakes are...

The Conversations Leaders Are Ready to Have

by | Jan 7, 2026

The Conversations Leaders Are Ready to Have Six days. That is how far we are from the Surrender to Lead Summit, and I keep coming back to where this all began. A few years ago, Joe Terry and I came up with the idea to write Surrender to Lead because we kept seeing the...

My New Year’s Resolution Is to Answer a Bigger Call

by | Dec 31, 2025

My New Year’s Resolution Is to Answer a Bigger Call  Last year, my New Year’s resolution was to raise the stakes. This year, something different is calling. As the world grows louder, faster, and more fragmented, leadership that relies on urgency and control starts to...

2026 Is the Year of Playing Offense

by | Dec 24, 2025

2026 Is the Year of Playing Offense  Playing offense in 2026 requires a shift in how leaders think about momentum. It shows up in the belief systems that shape daily behavior and in the way teams respond when conditions are uneven. When beliefs, behaviors, and...