My Blog: Project CRASH
Project CRASH is where I share the real stories, research, and hard-won lessons behind executive burnout, and what it actually takes to lead without losing yourself in the process. No corporate speak. No platitudes. Just honest conversations about the patterns that quietly derail driven leaders, and the practices that help them build something more sustainable. New posts every two weeks.
The Invisible Asset Your Spreadsheet Misses: The Deep Dive
The Invisible Asset Your Spreadsheet Misses May 6, 2026 This week, Alex and Emily are discussing a concept that most...
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The Knowledge Nobody Wrote Down
The Knowledge Nobody Wrote Down May 13, 2026 I still remember the plant tour. We were walking the floor at “Atlas Manufacturing” in Tennessee...
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Haven’t read Crash and [Burn] LEARN yet? Try Chapter 1, on me!
Haven’t read Crash and [Burn] LEARN yet? Try Chapter 1, on me! May 6, 2026 An excerpt from Crash and...
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The Competence Illusion: Why Knowing Has Almost Nothing to Do with Doing
The Competence Illusion: Why Knowing Has Almost Nothing to Do with Doing April 29, 2026 You can explain exactly why...
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Why Knowing Everything Changes Nothing: The Deep Dive
Why Knowing Everything Changes Nothing: The Deep Dive April 29, 2026 This week Alex and Emily are discussing Blind Spot...
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Decision Fatigue: The Silent Drain on Executive Performance
Decision Fatigue: The Silent Drain on Executive Performance April 22, 2026 You’ve probably heard about Steve Jobs wearing the same...
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Why You Are Less Competent at 5:00 PM: The Deep Dive
Why You Are Less Competent at 5:00 PM: The Deep Dive April 22, 2026 This week Alex and Emily are...
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Work and Life Must Coexist: Call It Balance, Call It Integration, Call It Whatever You Want
Work and Life Must Coexist: Call It Balance, Call It Integration, Call It Whatever You Want April 15, 2026 You’ve...
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The Infrastructure Gap Behind Billionaire Hustle: The Deep Dive
The Infrastructure Gap Behind Billionaire Hustle: The Deep Dive April 15, 2026 This week Alex and Emily are discussing the...
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The First 90 Days After Promotion: Why Nobody Warns You About the Honeymoon Hangover
The First 90 Days After Promotion: Why Nobody Warns You About the Honeymoon Hangover April 8, 2026 I remember the...
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Why You Burn Out While Winning: The Deep Dive
Why You Burn Out While Winning: The Deep Dive April 8, 2026 This week Alex and Emily are discussing why...
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The Precision Trap: Why I Wrote a Fable Instead of a Business Book
The Precision Trap: Why I Wrote a Fable Instead of a Business Book April 1, 2026 I am a huge...
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The Trap of Being Precisely Wrong: The Deep Dive
The Trap of Being Precisely Wrong: The Deep Dive April 1, 2026 This week Alex and Emily are discussing a...
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Psychological Safety: The Hidden Foundation Every Leader Overlooks
Psychological Safety: The Hidden Foundation Every Leader Overlooks March 25, 2026 I crashed in November 2023. At the Fort Lauderdale...
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Psychological Safety in Not About Being Nice: The Deep Dive
Psychological Safety in Not About Being Nice: The Deep Dive March 25, 2026 This week, Alex and Emily are discussing...
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What Is an Executive Coach and Why Would You Need One?
What Is an Executive Coach and Why Would You Need One? March 18, 2026 Tiger Woods won eight major championships...
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Why Leaders Need Coaches Like Athletes: The Deep Dive
Why Leaders Need Coaches Like Athletes: The Deep Dive March 18, 2026 This week, Alex and Emily are discussing a...
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Let It Out: What Crying Taught Me About Leadership (and Being Human)
Let It Out: What Crying Taught Me About Leadership (and Being Human) March 11, 2026 Spring 2014. I was standing...
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The Biological Case for Crying at Work: The Deep Dive
The Biological Case for Crying at Work: The Deep Dive March 11, 2026 This week, Alex and Emily are discussing...
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Bio-Feedback
Bio-Feedback March 4, 2026 There’s a place in the Poconos where Buddhist monks settled in 1971 with a radical idea:...
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Track HRV to Prevent Executive Burnout: The Deep Dive
Track HRV to Prevent Executive Burnout: The Deep Dive March 4, 2026 This week, Alex and Emily are discussing biofeedback...
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The Judgment Trap: Why Your Brain Keeps Betraying Your Best Intentions
The Judgment Trap: Why Your Brain Keeps Betraying Your Best Intentions February 25, 2026 Most executives I work with have...
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The Judgment Trap: The Deep Dive
The Judgment Trap: The Deep Dive February 25, 2026 This week Alex and Emily are discussing The Judgment Trap, one...
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The Focus Fallacy: The Deep Dive
The Focus Fallacy: The Deep Dive February 20, 2026 This week Alex and Emily tackle one of the most deceptive...
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The Focus Fallacy: A Confession
The Focus Fallacy: A Confession February 18, 2026 I need to tell you something embarrassing. My entire management model was...
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Why Every Burned-Out Executive Thinks They’re the Only One Struggling
Why Every Burned-Out Executive Thinks They’re the Only One Struggling February 11, 2026 Picture this: You’re at a leadership dinner...
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Pretending to Be Superman While Drowning: The Deep Dive
Pretending to Be Superman While Drowning: The Deep Dive February 10, 2026 This week, Alex and Emily explore why burned-out...
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Why the C-Suite Can’t Silence Your Inner Critic
Why the C-Suite Can’t Silence Your Inner Critic February 4, 2026 I used to think the C-Suite would finally shut...
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The C-Suite Won’t Silence Your Inner Critic: The Deep Dive
The C-Suite Won’t Silence Your Inner Critic: The Deep Dive February 4, 2026 This week, Alex and Emily dig into...
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The Power of Naming Things
The Power of Naming Things January 28, 2026 Something unexpected happened when I started writing my book. I didn’t just...
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