What New Managers Can Learn from the Physicist Who Helped Tesla Go International
Global expansion fails without operational clarity. Shan Nair’s system at Nucleus makes international expansion predictable, aligned, and low-risk.
Leadership
How Bill Gates Learned Teams Outperform Individuals
Bill Gates believed in his individual talents over a team……until this happened. As a teenager, Gates thought genius was enough. He wrote entire systems alone — from a class scheduler at 16 to a traffic startup. But he took some time off in High School to work on the Northwest power grid at a company … Read more
The Sonos Collapse: How Leadership Drift and Ignoring Risk Ruined a Great Brand
In May 2024, Sonos launched new headphones—and triggered a collapse of customer trust. Here’s what went wrong, and what leaders can learn from it.
A letter to myself, 10 years ago
Introduction: The Leadership Gap I Didn’t See If I could go back to 2014, I would tell myself two things: I was traveling to a different location every week for 7 months where I was struggling to turn around a failing program. I didn’t recognize how much I was missing about the fundamentals of a … Read more
Leadership vs Management – and Dominos Pizza
Leadership defines the vision, while management ensures execution. Learn how the right balance drives success—featuring Domino’s bold transformation.
How to Lead When You’re Not in Charge: Prying Work from a Poor Delegator
Learn how to lead when you’re not in charge by helping a poor delegator. Use questions & frameworks to build trust, gain clarity, and take ownership.
Troubleshoot Performance Issues with The Skill or Will Matrix
Troubleshoot performance issues with the Skill/Will Matrix by identifying the root cause—skill or motivation—and the apply targeted coaching strategies
How to Focus Like Steve Jobs
Learn how Steve Jobs used focus to turn Apple around, plus practical frameworks like the Eisenhower and Impact/Effort Matrix to boost team performance.
First Principles Approach to Team Building
Learn the First Principles of building an interdependent team, from defining a shared goal to fostering collaboration for long-term success in leadership.
How to motivate your team (for free)
Learn how to motivate your team for free with proven leadership frameworks focused on autonomy, mastery, and purpose, inspired by Daniel Pink’s book Drive.