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Good Enough Leadership

10+ years of leadership experience. Thinks he's also funny.

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The Promotion People No Longer Want

Feb 17, 2026

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4 min read

The Promotion People No Longer Want

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Leading People

Leading Without Certainty

Feb 10, 2026

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4 min read

Leading Without Certainty

Practical ways to keep your team focused, steady, and engaged when the future looks messy.

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Leading Self

Confidence vs. Competence: Do You Know the Difference?

Feb 3, 2026

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4 min read

Confidence vs. Competence: Do You Know the Difference?

Leadership requires knowing exactly where your expertise ends and the guesswork begins.

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Good Enough Leadership

New Managers

Relationship Changes

Jan 27, 2026

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5 min read

Relationship Changes

Your title changed and so did how people see you.

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Leading Company

Managing Up Without Sucking Up

Jan 20, 2026

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5 min read

Managing Up Without Sucking Up

How to advocate for your team while protecting your spine.

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Leading Self

How to say NO

Jan 13, 2026

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5 min read

How to say NO

Because your "Yes" is usually just a lie you tell yourself to feel safe.

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January is a Lie

Jan 6, 2026

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4 min read

January is a Lie

Why the calendar flipped, but your problems didn't.

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Leading Self

The baggage I’m leaving behind

Dec 30, 2025

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5 min read

The baggage I’m leaving behind

What I’m not taking with me into next year.

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The Only Honest Email You'll Get All Year

Dec 23, 2025

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3 min read

The Only Honest Email You'll Get All Year

Analyzing the subtle fear, guilt, and oversharing of your holiday inbox

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Leading Self

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From ideas to execution

Dec 16, 2025

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5 min read

From ideas to execution

How do you ensure a good idea becomes a done idea without micromanaging?

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Leading People

Building trust when pressure is high and time is low

Dec 9, 2025

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5 min read

Building trust when pressure is high and time is low

How do you maintain psychological safety when you also have to deliver?

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Leading People

When to step in, and when to step back

Dec 2, 2025

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4 min read

When to step in, and when to step back

Too much “rescue mode” and you kill team ownership. How do you find the right balance?

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Leading Self

Energy management is the cheat code of leadership

Nov 25, 2025

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7 min read

Energy management is the cheat code of leadership

Why taking care of yourself first prevents the low-energy mistakes that derail patience, strategy, and delegation.

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Leading People

The Crisis-Only Coach

Nov 18, 2025

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6 min read

The Crisis-Only Coach

The cost of treating development as optional maintenance instead of core retention strategy.

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Good Enough Leadership

Friday Essay

Chaos, Strategy & The Power of Anchor

Nov 14, 2025

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2 min read

Chaos, Strategy & The Power of Anchor

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Good Enough Leadership

Leading Self

Energy > Hours

Nov 11, 2025

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6 min read

Energy > Hours

Are you managing hours instead of energy?

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Good Enough Leadership

Friday Essay

Ego, Perks & Loyalty

Nov 7, 2025

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3 min read

Ego, Perks & Loyalty

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Good Enough Leadership

Culture

No More Blaming "Them"

Nov 4, 2025

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6 min read

No More Blaming "Them"

Why your team's culture is a direct reflection of the standards you tolerate.

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Good Enough Leadership

Friday Essay

The Necessary Scapegoat

Oct 30, 2025

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3 min read

The Necessary Scapegoat

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Leading People

Composure is a Strategy

Oct 28, 2025

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5 min read

Composure is a Strategy

Why your emotional stability is your primary defense against cascading stress.

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Good Enough Leadership

Leading Self

Leading as Yourself

Oct 21, 2025

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7 min read

Leading as Yourself

Practical ways for managers to integrate authentic self with professional authority.

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Good Enough Leadership

Friday Essay

The Emotional Tax of Management

Oct 17, 2025

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2 min read

The Emotional Tax of Management

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Leading Self

The Invisible Workload

Oct 14, 2025

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5 min read

The Invisible Workload

Why the emotional labor of managing is your most exhausting task.

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Good Enough Leadership

Friday Essay

The Silent Cage

Oct 10, 2025

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2 min read

The Silent Cage

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Good Enough Leadership

Leading People

Your Best People Are Quitting in Their Heads

Oct 7, 2025

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5 min read

Your Best People Are Quitting in Their Heads

The simple problem behind quiet quitting and high turnover.

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