Every leader hits moments where the spark feels a little dim.Your energy dips.Your patience thins.Your decision-making slows down.Your creativity just… isn’t firing. If any of that feels familiar. You’re due for an upgrade. Leadership isn’t a fixed identity. It’s a living system. And like any system, it...
“Do your best, always.” — Don Miguel Ruiz, The Four Agreements I love that line because it reminds me that “our best” isn’t something we find later. It’s something we choose in small ways right now. We all have a funny relationship with tomorrow.Tomorrow I’ll work out.Tomorrow...
Be a friend just to be a friend.Help people simply because they need it.Learn for the sheer joy of understanding something new. Not because it earns you points.Not because it makes you look good.Not because it moves you up the ladder. Do it because it’s right.Do it...
Margaret C. Andrews shared something this week that stopped me in my tracks. She ran an exercise at MIT asking leaders to think about the best boss they ever had—and then identify why that person stands out in their memory. The results?Almost every answer pointed to interpersonal...
Disruption humbles even the sharpest leaders. Markets shift suddenly. Customer behavior changes without warning. Strategies that once felt solid can feel irrelevant overnight. In moments like these, your decision-making is no longer just a leadership skill, it becomes your lifeline. You cannot rely on yesterday’s logic...
The smartest person in the room is the one who is learning from everyone else. When you enter a room convinced you already know everything, you limit what’s possible. But when you walk in with curiosity, even the most unexpected person can shift your perspective. Everyone has...
There’s real wisdom in finding a great coach or teacher. But there’s even greater wisdom in becoming a great learner. When we’re truly open to learning, teachers start showing up everywhere. Not just in books, podcasts, and in posts like this one. The person checking out your groceries can...
It’s a question I’ve been asking myself for decades. Not just about projects or clients, but about learning itself. For most of my working life, I’ve been on a quest to understand what truly makes the work better. That journey led me deep into the worlds of...
Discover How Cult Branding Can Transform Your Next Gathering Did you know you can bring The Cult Branding Company directly into your next leadership summit, association gathering, or corporate retreat? Whether you’re convening executives, managers, or cross-functional teams, we deliver unforgettable learning experiences designed to spark...
“Creativity can solve almost any problem. The creative act, the defeat of habit by originality, overcomes everything.” — George Lois In Search of Creativity Albert Einstein said, “Imagination is more important than knowledge.” Imagination and the creative impulse have a way of alchemically transforming problems into new solutions and...