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What March Madness coaches know about leadership (that most business leaders miss)

5 practical lessons from elite basketball coaches that will transform your team March Madness is here! And as much as we all love the buzzer-beaters and Cinderella stories, there’s something else worth paying attention to: the coaches and their leadership. Over the years, I’ve had the privilege of interviewing several top college basketball coaches on […]

Is your team ready for Q2?

Three questions to ask now that could make or break your year January always starts with big plans and excitement. Everyone’s fired up, aligned, and ready to win. But suddenly, it’s March, and that energy may have shifted. Teams lose focus. Priorities drift. And what felt so clear at the beginning of the year starts […]

Kevin Warsh’s Leadership Playbook: 3 Lessons Every Leader Needs to Know

Here’s how the newly nominated Fed Chair learned to lead through crisis—and how you can, too In 2008, Kevin Warsh sat in Ben Bernanke’s inner circle as the global financial system teetered on the edge of a disaster. Markets were frozen. Banks were failing. And the decisions he was about to make would determine what […]

Stop Guessing What Young Employees Want

7 research-backed findings that cut through the stereotypes and drive real results Let’s be honest about what’s happening in most workplaces right now. Older leaders complain that young employees are entitled and job-hopping. Young employees say leadership is out of touch and resistant to change. Everyone’s frustrated, and nobody’s really listening. But here’s what gets […]

Facing a big decision? Read this first.

Five questions to help you make better, more confident decisions Decisions are the currency of leadership. The higher up you go in your career, the harder those decisions tend to get. And yes, the stakes go up, too. But here’s the good news. If you want to make sound decisions, you don’t need to have […]

Five leadership practices to start the year with real clarity

Make 2026 the year of intention, not hustle Every January, leaders feel the pressure to come out of the gate hard and fast. But after years of conversations with exceptional leaders on How Leaders Lead, I’ve learned they don’t always heed that impulse to do more, more, more. Instead, they get clear on what actually […]

Your Year-End Leadership Diagnostic

Pinpoint your most pressing problem — and step into 2026 with clarity A lot of ink has been spilled about what leadership is, but sometimes, it feels like being a leader is just solving a lot of problems. And sure, “problem” might seem like a negative word, but here’s what great leaders know: Problems are […]

How the world’s top CEOs are using AI right now

Three unexpected (and unfiltered) insights from CEOs moving fastest on AI adoption By now, everyone knows AI can bring major productivity and efficiency gains for companies who use it well. But it’s evolving so quickly that leaders have far bigger (and more interesting!) opportunities to explore. So over the last few months, I’ve been asking […]

Leadership tricks that backfire – and how to treat your team better

These seemingly good habits might be scaring off your best team members. Here’s how to avoid them. Halloween is right around the corner, and soon, kids will head out into the night with one familiar phrase: “Trick or treat!” It got me thinking: leadership is also full of tricks and treats. And sometimes, it’s hard […]