Leadership in Crisis: What We Can Learn from Winston Churchill
So much has been written about Churchill, some good and some bad.
Why We Sleep and My 2020 Summer Reading
Sleep is the single most effective thing we can do to reset our brain and body health each day.
#CEO Podcast: Culture Should be Curious-Are You Inspiring Curiosity in Your Team? (with Corey Thomas)
Corey Thomas isn’t in the role he thought he’d be as Chairman and CEO of Rapid7, but 7 years, a ton of successes, a failure or 3 and an impressive and enviable culture, show that sometimes our paths lead us exactly where we belong.
#CEO Podcast: 7 Books Every Startup CEO Should Read (with David Cancel)
Are you a know-it-all or a learn-it-all? If you chose the latter, you’ll appreciate the top 5 marketing books David Cancel — Founder and CEO of Drift — can’t stop rereading.
Easy is Boring: My 2020 Mantra
Keeping teams motivated is really hard. But, if you are only focused on what amazing thing you can personally do, you are missing the point.
5 Reasons Why CEOs Make Bad Decisions and How to Avoid Them
It’s time to fire my gut.As a CEO, I have a bias for action and often make decisions with my gut.
8 Books I Couldn’t Put Down in 2019
Its like weightlifting for the brain. Last year, I decided to focus on leaders.
Should Your Startup Be Hiring Specialists or Generalists?
Managers love to reward hyper-specialization. But is it better to hire for general problem-solving abilities?
5 Podcasts that Make Me a Smarter CEO
Podcasts can be a great escape from the day-to-day grind of being a CEO. Riding the subway. Walking to the grocery store. Sitting in an Uber. At an airport departure gate waiting for my flight. On an elliptical machine at
5 (New) Learnings from a Recovering #Insurtech CEO
It’s been two years since I have been at the helm of a fast-growing #insurtech startup. I have since moved on to new adventures. But, I have kept up with the pulse of the industry by serving as an advisor
Finding Solitude in Leadership: A 4 Step Recipe
“Crunch, crunch, crunch,” was the sound my gait made as I marched along a distant barren landscape. Here, there were no demanding customers, no competition putting pressure on me. There were no employees anxiously seeking consensus and no investors asking
Becoming Obama: A Memoir
I believe that the life story of everyone on Earth is not just a linear fairy tale with a straightforward beginning and end. Instead, it is a mosaic of mini-stories that come together to create a masterpiece like the work