They are not the same thing. Stop pretending they are. Somewhere along the way, we let a dangerous lie take hold in our culture: that more money equals more success. It just doesn’t. Full stop. It’s the justification of greed, which is what happens when success...
On the heels of layoff announcements from mammoths like Amazon, Starbucks, Oracle, Nike, Carter's, and others, there’s a disturbing reflex in corporate life that makes me want to slam my head against a whiteboard. Quarterly numbers dip, shareholders twitch, and some...
How Gary Pica turned tough love into a lifelong friendship — and made me a better leader in the process This post marks a pretty special milestone — the 50th TruMethods/Winners Circle Peer Group meeting. Fifty. That’s half a century of meetings if you count them in...
Betrayal is one of those things you think you understand — until it happens to you. It’s not just pain. Pain has an endpoint. Betrayal lingers. It seeps into your trust, your judgment, your sleep. It makes you question your instincts — the very ones you’ve spent your...
The Sociopath’s National Anthem Every time someone says “Don’t take it personally — it’s just business,” an HR department gets its wings. Let’s stop pretending this phrase is some kind of stoic wisdom. It’s not. It’s a moral escape hatch for people who want to screw...
When The West Wing first aired, Sharon and I were obsessed right from the pilot. I mean don’t call, don’t visit, don’t even breathe near the TV hooked. This was before streaming, before “skip intro,” before binge culture — so every episode was a damn event. To this...
“Vulnerability” has become the latest corporate virtue signal.Everyone claims they “lead with it” — right up until it means actually saying something real. Because here’s the thing: most people love the idea of vulnerability… just not the practice of it. They’ll...
People sometimes ask how I went from actor to CEO, as if those two things exist in entirely different universes.Honestly? They’re not that different. Both require stamina, improvisation, and the ability to keep a straight face when something goes completely...
Frankly - I learned way more from you than you ever learned from me. But you asked, so here it is. I hope this list helps you build a solid ethical foundation for creating and nurturing great teams, just like we had when we were together. Tell your own story. Don’t...
