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Why hire a human coach when AI exists?
AI is genuinely good at coaching, and I use it every day. The honest answer to why a human coach is still worth hiring, with the evidence conceded up front.
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What two decades of martial arts taught a non-fighter about conflict at work
More than twenty years of martial arts, and I never once wanted a fight. What that training teaches about conflict at work, where the real opponent is internal.
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What actually happens in a coaching session
A concrete walk-through of a coaching session: what you bring, what a coach actually asks, and what you leave with. No couch, no incense.
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What hundreds of pitches taught me about what listeners actually hear
Listeners aren't weighing your slides. They're deciding whether they believe you, trust you to execute, and see a validated opportunity. Lessons from hundreds of pitches.
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What I learned working with over 1,500 CEOs and entrepreneurs
What advising 1,500+ founders and CEOs reveals about the pressure cooker, resilience, and why working on the founder is working on the business.
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July 27, 2026
Why hire a human coach when AI exists?
AI is genuinely good at coaching, and I use it every day. The honest answer to why a human coach is still worth hiring, with the evidence conceded up front.
July 20, 2026
How adults fight
We were taught to stop fighting, or we taught ourselves to survive it. Adult conflict needs a third skill: fighting maturely. What that looks like at work.
July 13, 2026
How to delegate when you're faster than everyone around you
Handing work over and getting it back slower and worse doesn't mean delegation failed. How to delegate when you really are the fastest one around.
July 6, 2026
Is relying on AI making me worse at my job?
Relying on AI erodes some skills and not others. What to protect, what to let go, and how to keep your judgment sharp while using AI every day.
June 29, 2026
What two decades of martial arts taught a non-fighter about conflict at work
More than twenty years of martial arts, and I never once wanted a fight. What that training teaches about conflict at work, where the real opponent is internal.
June 22, 2026
How to speak like a leader, not an engineer
The same update can sound like an engineer's log or a leader's decision. The difference is learnable, and it starts with leading with what matters.
June 15, 2026
What actually happens in a coaching session
A concrete walk-through of a coaching session: what you bring, what a coach actually asks, and what you leave with. No couch, no incense.
June 8, 2026
The cofounder conversation you're avoiding
The conversation you keep not having with your cofounder decides more than your next board meeting. How to finally have it, and why waiting makes it harder.
June 1, 2026
The 2:30 replay
Replaying the frustrating meeting feels like understanding it, but after the first pass the memory has nothing new to give. How to get out of the loop.
May 25, 2026
What hundreds of pitches taught me about what listeners actually hear
Listeners aren't weighing your slides. They're deciding whether they believe you, trust you to execute, and see a validated opportunity. Lessons from hundreds of pitches.
May 18, 2026
Burnout recovery that sticks
Rest is only half of burnout recovery. The other half is changing the conditions that produced it, and that half decides whether you stay recovered.
May 11, 2026
The introvert's guide to networking events
Networking advice is written by people who enjoy the room. A guide for introverts: the event produces introductions; the network gets built in follow-up.
May 4, 2026
Selling your idea without feeling slimy
Hating salesy tactics is sound instinct, not a weakness. There's a definition of selling you're already good at: selling is teaching. How to advocate honestly.
April 27, 2026
Coaching or therapy: which one do you need?
Therapy explores the past to heal in the present; coaching works in the present to build towards the future. Which one you need, answered honestly.
November 2, 2022
Anger is contagious, but so is compassion
Anger spreads from person to person automatically; compassion spreads too, but takes a little effort. The mechanism behind both, and how to choose what you pass on.
September 19, 2022
What is the difference between fighting and conflict?
Conflict is the friction that arises along any division; fighting is how we choose to conduct it. The definitional difference, and why mature fighting turns conflict productive.
September 2, 2022
Five steps to master modern leadership skills
Five steps to modern leadership: know your purpose, understand human nature, shift your view of conflict and fighting, develop your personal strengths, and keep experimenting.
June 7, 2022
Excuses don't exist – here's proof
An excuse is a mechanism that gives you permission to avoid change. Where excuses come from, what they protect you from, and how honesty with yourself makes them vanish.
June 7, 2022
Be the wick, not the fire
Light your team's path instead of making yourself the spectacle. The wick, not the fire, is the leadership model: illuminate opportunities for others and bear the heat of going first.
June 3, 2022
How to create a winning culture – stop trying to win
The first step to a winning culture is to stop talking about winning. Why win/lose framing divides teams, and practical ways to build a culture that fights for something together.
June 3, 2022
What I learned working with over 1,500 CEOs and entrepreneurs
What advising 1,500+ founders and CEOs reveals about the pressure cooker, resilience, and why working on the founder is working on the business.
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