Book Review: The Truth About Employee Engagement
Lencioni tackles the age-old question of why people hate their jobs through an easy-to-read business fable. Forget complex frameworks and jargon – this book boils workplace misery down to three simple factors: The story follows Brian, a retired CEO who buys a struggling pizza restaurant on a whim. As he works to turn the place […]
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The Summit Paradox: Understanding the Hidden Burden of Leadership
It can be lonely at the top. Anyone who’s ever climbed a mountain knows a peculiar truth: the higher you climb, the more space there is between you and everyone else. The same holds true in business leadership. As CEOs reach the absolute peak of their organizations, they face what I call “The Summit Paradox” […]
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The Hidden Costs of Poor Tech Stack Decisions: Why Your Initial Choices Matter
When launching a business, selecting your tech stack might seem like a decision you can “figure out later.” After all, you might focused on getting licenses, construction, finding clients, etc. However, after working with numerous small businesses, I’ve witnessed how initial tech stack decisions can either become a strong foundation for growth or a painful […]
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Getting More Out of AI: 7 Game-Changing Tips You’re Probably Missing
Let’s talk about AI – and not just the basics everyone knows (AKA use it as your search engine tool). I’ve noticed there are some seriously clever ways to use AI that most people haven’t caught onto yet. Here are some recent things I’ve been trying that probably still don’t scratch the surface of what’s […]
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The Ultimate AI Language Model Showdown: No-Fluff Guide for 2025
Ever felt like you’re drowning in a sea of AI options? Yeah, me too. Just when I thought I had a handle on the latest tech, the AI boom hit, and suddenly I was swimming in language models, trying to figure out which one was the best fit for my everyday needs. So, I rolled […]
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Book Review: The Hard Thing About Hard Things
This is one of my favorite business book reads because it was so raw and chock full of very nuanced, sound advice. It’s one of those few business books that you read, and then want to read again but take diligent notes. “The Hard Thing About Hard Things” by Ben Horowitz draws from his experience […]
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Book Review: Zero to One
“Zero to One” by Peter Thiel challenges conventional business wisdom by arguing that transformative progress comes from creating entirely new categories (0 to 1) rather than iterating on existing models (1 to n). Drawing from his PayPal experience, Thiel presents a compelling but controversial thesis: true innovation requires creating monopolies in new markets rather than […]
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Book Review: Who Not How
When several business mentors in your life recommend a book then it finds its way to the top of your reading queue. For me, that book was “Who Not How” by Dan Sullivan and Ben Hardy. The premise of the book is quite simple: Figure out “who” can help you accomplish your goals instead of […]
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Book Review: Never Enough
This was one of my favorite business reads of 2024 because it was a deeply personal and raw memoir that was littered with sound (and hard-fought) business advice by Andrew Wilkinson. I previously wasn’t familiar with Andrew or his story but happenstance caught a podcast titled “The Lazy Millionaire: I Own 40 Companies, But Don’t […]
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Book Review: The Advantage
If you follow any of my posts on Linkedin then you’ll know I’m a big Patrick Lencioni fan. From the first time I read The Ideal Team Player, I was drawn to his style of writing for communicating business ideas with clarity, ease of understanding, and depth. “The Advantage” is one of the reasons I […]
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