Some People Need a Spec. Some Need a Question.
Most people want clear direction. A few don't. Knowing which is which is the actual job.
Leadership, minus the platitudes
How good operators actually lead. Finding what drives people. Knowing when a checklist helps and when it gets in the way. The judgment calls that never fit on a slide. Written from doing the job, not theorizing about it.
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Coaching and advising for operators. Talks and workshops for teams. Or just tell me what you are working through.
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Some of this thinking went into Innerplatz, a coaching app for men doing harder work on themselves.
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