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 blind spots in leadership: The Focus Fallacy. What makes this one so dangerous? It doesn’t target leaders who don’t understand focus. It targets the ones who think they’ve got it figured out. The executives who’ve […]
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 built around focus. I had read all the books. Good to Great. Blue Ocean Strategy. The One Thing. I could quote Michael Porter in my sleep: “The essence of strategy is choosing what not to […]
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 in a nice restaurant. Eight executives around a table. Expensive wine. Nice steaks. Everyone’s sharing wins. Revenue up. Teams performing. Big deals closing. And You’re nodding along. Smiling. Playing the part. But maybe things were […]
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 executives almost never realize they’re surrounded by other burned-out executives and why that silence makes everything worse. They dig into “pluralistic ignorance,” the psychological phenomenon where everyone privately struggles while publicly performing strength, each person assuming they’re the only […]
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 that voice up. You know the one. The quiet whisper that shows up right after a big win and tells you it wasn’t enough. Or that you only succeeded because the timing was lucky. Or […]
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 one of the most seductive lies high performers tell themselves, the belief that reaching the C-Suite will finally silence your inner critic. Julien opens up about the voice that followed him through every promotion, the […]
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 learn about publishing or the business fable genre or how to structure a manuscript. I was reminded of something about the human mind that changed how I think about coaching, leadership, and recovery. Something I […]
The Power of Naming Things: The Deep Dive
The Power of Naming Things: The Deep Dive January 28, 2026 This week, Alex and Emily explore why naming something gives you power over it. Julien shares how writing his book reminded him of a truth he’d somehow forgotten along the way, and why the pendulum metaphor keeps showing up in his thinking about burnout […]
The Confidence Pendulum
The Confidence Pendulum January 21, 2026 Why High Achievers Swing Between “I’ve Got This” and “I’m a Fraud One moment I was certain I was the smartest person in the room. The next, I was convinced everyone was about to figure out I had no idea what I was doing. Same week. Same role. Same […]
Confidence Pendulum: The Deep Dive
Confidence Pendulum: The Deep Dive January 21, 2026 This week, Alex and Emily dig into one of the most disorienting blind spots in executive life—the wild swing between feeling untouchable and feeling like a fraud about to be exposed. They explore why hubris and impostor syndrome aren’t opposites but roommates sharing the same psychological wiring, […]