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.
What Jason Marchand Taught Me About Hitting Bottom at the Top
What Jason Marchand Taught Me About Hitting Bottom at the Top August 5, 2026 I want to tell you about...
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Busy Isn’t a Strategy
Busy Isn’t a Strategy July 29, 2026 I remember weeks when every hour was accounted for and I still ended...
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The Stress Test Your Career Never Warned You About
The Stress Test Your Career Never Warned You About July 22, 2026 Q3 always arrives the same way. The summer...
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The Denial Tax: Why the Warning Signs Were Always There
The Denial Tax: Why the Warning Signs Were Always There July 15, 2026 The signals don’t arrive all at once....
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What Six Years of Pressure Has Done to Your Leaders
What Six Years of Pressure Has Done to Your Leaders July 8, 2026 Do the math with me for a...
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The Leadership Loneliness Nobody Talks About
The Leadership Loneliness Nobody Talks About July 1, 2026 There’s a moment that happens to most executives somewhere on the...
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You’re Not Resting. You’re Relocating Your Stress.
You’re Not Resting. You’re Relocating Your Stress. June 24, 2026 Summer is almost here. And for most executives, that means...
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Why Your Brain Sabotages Your Vacation: The Deep Dive
Why Your Brain Sabotages Your Vacation June 24, 2026 This week, Alex and Emily are discussing what summer actually reveals...
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Your Meetings Are Lying to You
Your Meetings Are Lying to You June 17, 2026 Let me ask you something. When was the last time you...
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Your Meetings Are Lying To You: The Deep Dive
Your Meetings Are Lying To You June 17, 2026 This week, Alex and Emily are discussing one of the most...
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Why High Performers Get Structurally Stuck: The Deep Dive
Why High Performers Get Structurally Stuck June 10, 2026 This week, Alex and Emily are discussing one of the most...
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Why Stuck Is Worse Than Busy: What CEOs Need to Know About Burnout in 2025
Why Stuck Is Worse Than Busy: What CEOs Need to Know About Burnout in 2025 June 10, 2026 Most people...
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Manage Your Energy Not Your Time: The Deep Dive
Manage Your Energy Not Your Time May 23, 2026 This week, Alex and Emily are discussing one of the most...
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You Don’t Have a Time Problem. You Have an Energy Problem.
You Don’t Have a Time Problem. You Have an Energy Problem. May 23, 2026 I used to think I was...
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The Cost of Being “Fine”: How Leaders Suppress Emotions (and Why It Backfires)
The Cost of Being “Fine”: How Leaders Suppress Emotions (and Why It Backfires) May 23, 2026 There was a period...
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The Dangerous Cost of Saying Fine: The Deep Dive
The Dangerous Cost of Saying Fine May 23, 2026 This week Alex and Emily are discussing one of the most...
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The C-Suite Won’t Erase Your Stress: The Deep Dive
The C-Suite Won’t Erase Your Stress May 15, 2026 This week Alex and Emily are discussing one of the most...
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The Scar You Keep Promoting
The Scar You Keep Promoting May 15, 2026 I want to tell you something I wish someone had told me...
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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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