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 Airport, waiting for a flight home after running a private equity-backed company through five acquisitions, I fell apart. Broke down. Couldn’t stop crying. Crumbled in a way that would have been unthinkable to me just […]
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 the hidden ingredient that separates high-performing teams from dysfunctional ones, and it’s not what most leaders expect. They explore psychological safety, a concept that emerged from Harvard research and was later validated by Google’s massive […]
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 with Butch Harmon as his swing coach. Eight. During what many consider the most dominant stretch in golf history, the greatest player on the planet had someone watching his every move, analyzing his mechanics, and […]
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 question that makes most executives uncomfortable: why would someone at the top of their game need a coach? Drawing from Julien’s latest blog post, they explore the fascinating parallel between elite athletes and C-suite leaders. […]
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 in my office in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, staring at my screen. I was the brand manager for a leading organic pest control company, and we’d just launched a new e-commerce program targeting small organic farmers. An […]
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 one of the most uniquely human behaviors, emotional crying, and what it means for leaders in high-pressure environments. They explore the fascinating science behind tears, including why humans are the only species that cries from […]
Bio-Feedback
Bio-Feedback March 4, 2026 There’s a place in the Poconos where Buddhist monks settled in 1971 with a radical idea: take the best of Eastern wisdom and validate it with Western science. The Himalayan Institute has been blending those worlds ever since. That’s where I first learned about biofeedback. What Biofeedback Actually Means for Executive […]
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 and the surprising connection between wearable technology and burnout prevention. They explore how executives can build personal dashboards to track the KPIs that actually matter: the biological indicators that reveal stress levels long before a […]
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 of the sneakiest blind spots that derails high-performing leaders. They explore why there are actually two types of judgment, and why mastering the obvious one (the snapped comment, the visible frustration) can actually blind you […]
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 developed solid emotional intelligence over the years. They’ve learned to pause before firing off that angry email. They know better than to snap at a direct report in front of the team. They’ve trained themselves […]