The Hidden Cost of Holding On
The Hidden Cost of Holding On Why Letting Go Is Hard to Do There is a curious contradiction in business. Experienced executives often recognise that established systems are becoming inefficient, …
The Business of Failing Well
The Business of Failing Well What Kind of Failure Was It? In business, we like to talk about learning from failure. But that assumes we understand what kind of failure …
The Art of Losing
The Art of Losing You can lose twice. The second loss is the dangerous one. You have just lost one of the biggest tennis matches of your life. Your opponent …
Executives Know How to Manage Stress. Adversity Is Different.
AI won’t test your stress tolerance. It will test your ability to adapt. We have spent decades teaching executives to manage stress. We may have mistaken that for knowing how …
Meta-Ignorance: The Hidden Risk in Business Decisions
Meta-Ignorance: The Hidden Risk in Business Decisions Every leader knows the challenge of uncertainty. As former U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld put it: “There are known knowns… There are …
AI Is Reshaping PR
AI Is Reshaping PR—Here’s What You Need to Know (and Use) AI is rapidly transforming the public relations landscape—from idea generation to content creation to campaign execution. If you’re looking …
Mentorship: The Quiet Engine of Growth
Mentorship: The Quiet Engine of Growth Novak Djokovic recently reflected on mentorship in tennis, sharing how deeply he values passing on his knowledge to younger players. His philosophy is simple …
Making AI Make Sense to Investors
Translating Tech to Traction: Keys to Selling AI Startups In the middle of the AI gold rush, building a great software product isn’t enough—you also have to sell it. Many …
Changing the Startup Playbook
The Shift: From Big Teams to AI-Driven Efficiency For years, Silicon Valley startups followed a funding-first, scale-fast model—raising massive venture capital rounds, hiring aggressively, and worrying about profitability later. But …
Going Public in 2025: Market Realities
For many entrepreneurs, taking a company public is the ultimate milestone—an opportunity to unlock liquidity, raise capital, and scale operations. However, timing is everything. Market conditions, shaped by inflation, regulatory …