The Job Underneath the Job

The Learning Most Leaders Skip

Chris Argyris on why fixing what is outside you is not the same as fixing your own thinking, and why that distinction defines leaders who keep growing.

Leadership Without the Title: What Michael Useem Got Right

Position can be granted or taken away. Disposition can't. A look at why the leaders who matter most often act long before they get the title.

The Job Underneath the Job

Edgar Schein said culture is the only thing of real importance leaders do. A look at why culture isn't a program, it's a byproduct of the decisions you make every day.

Getting the Old Ideas Out: The Real Work of Leadership Innovation

Dee Hock built Visa from chaos into one of the most resilient systems in business. His insight on innovation reveals why letting go, not learning more, is the real leadership work.

The Trees You'll Never Sit Under

Warren Buffett's insight on legacy reframes what real leadership investment looks like: the mentoring, fixing, and developing you'll never get credit for. Plant anyway.