by dankeelan | Oct 6, 2026 | Leadership
Are your social media platforms flooded with attention-grabbing titles like: “Top 10 Things Great Leaders Say” “Five Phrases That Build Trust” “Seven Ways to Give Better Feedback” These lists signal a promise to distinguish exceptional leaders from average ones,...
by dankeelan | Sep 22, 2026 | Culture, Leadership
An exhausted founder is a committed one. That’s one of the non-negotiable rules of startup culture. Elon Musk slept on the Tesla factory floor. Marissa Mayer pulled 130-hour weeks during her time at Google. I worked 18 hours a day, skipping meals and sleep to squeeze...
by dankeelan | Sep 22, 2026 | Leadership
Every organization has one. The high-powered, dominant leader who intimidates, with a tendency to control every conversation and meeting. The one who micromanages, and who shows up with an energy and presence that can make other people feel diminished. Some of these...
by dankeelan | Sep 22, 2026 | Featured, Leadership, Remote Work
More than six years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, over 1 in 5 of the U.S. workers who can work remotely do so either full time or at least one day per week. Even though a new normal has set in, no single approach has worked for all employees. And the debate over...
by dankeelan | Sep 15, 2026 | Leadership
The questions and pressures are landing squarely on top of five of your enduring responsibilities: the five jobs I named in Part I. Setting direction. Aligning your team. Allocating resources. Removing what’s in the way. Modeling the behavior you want to see. Let’s...
by dankeelan | Aug 31, 2026 | Artificial Intelligence, Featured, Leadership
The organizations that get through a shift like this aren’t the ones with the best tools. They’re the ones led by people who grow faster than the moment demands. I’ve experienced that truth every time. AI isn’t the exception. AI is putting a spotlight on the...
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