If your people aren’t growing, your business isn’t either. Development isn’t a perk - it’s fuel. Build a system where personal growth, mentorship, and real ownership are baked into the job, not bolted on.

I’m thrilled to share that my new book, Catalyst Leadership: Proven Tools to Drive Innovation, Empower People, and Crush the Competition, launches today - Tuesday, September 30.

You don’t beat giants by playing their game. You beat them by changing it. Becoming a Catalyst in your small business is about choosing speed over bureaucracy, clarity over noise, and bold execution over timid consensus.

If you cannot communicate out loud, your ideas never leave the dock. Catalyst leaders speak to ignite action, not to fill air.

They lose to shifts they didn’t see or refused to name.

If you lead people, these are already on your doorstep. Not trends - operating conditions.

Most organizations don’t have a talent problem. They have a system problem. They gather smart people, run obsolete training, nod in agreement, swear we’ll delegate better and manage our time. A week later, the fire drills return. Calendars fill with preventable emergencies. When managers sit in the same meeting as the people they evaluate, candor drops. No one wants to look unprepared in front of the boss.

Here’s the truth - Average is contagious. One person coasting signals to everyone else that coasting is allowed. And once your best people see that mediocrity is tolerated, they’ll either lower their standards - or leave.

Once you do it - doing it again and again gets easier and easier.

Learn how making missteps can drive faster growth. Using Amazon’s decision velocity approach, discover why moving quickly on reversible decisions beats waiting for perfect. Includes three action steps to boost decision speed, adapt fast, and turn mistakes into momentum for leaders, business owners, and job seekers.

Executives and teams play on the same field, yet some show up wearing practice jerseys. The subtle-but-brutal difference between a professional mindset and an amateur one decides whether your organization compounds value or churns in place.

Leaders and teams walk the same corridor, yet sometimes we’re on different floors. That invisible distance—call it the leadership gap—silences ideas, stalls momentum, and eats performance for breakfast.

Executive presence isn’t the suit you wear - it’s the room leaning forward the moment you speak.

You didn’t choose the comfort zone. It recruited you. Slowly. Quietly. With warm coffee, predictable meetings, and “good enough” results.

Culture is not a slogan or a perks list. It’s the daily heartbeat of how your people think, act, decide, and treat each other. If that heartbeat is strong, your company sprints. If it’s weak, you’re dragging a body across the finish line. Let’s build a culture that gives everyone oxygen and a mission worth bleeding for.

Losing your job in your 50s or early 60s isn’t just a career detour. It feels like a freight train to the chest.

Overcome self-defeating behaviors and stop leadership self-sabotage with the F.L.I.P. framework. Gain control—book your free strategy call today.

Obstacles aren’t detours - they’re ramps. Train yourself and your team to hit them at speed, launch higher, and stick the landing.

Become Un-Layoff-Able: Part 2 shows executives how to bullet-proof job security with a 25-contact network grid, 3-touch cadence, and 15-minute visibility habit.

Executive Coaching: 7 data-backed fixes to beat cost, time & trust fears—unlock faster growth, higher ROI, and confident leadership in every session.