ISSUE #030 | THE LEADERSHIP CONTRARIAN

Last night, I woke up with a pain in my stomach.

Not the kind where you roll over, blame dinner, and go back to sleep.

This one stayed.

It ran through my upper abdomen and into my back. I shifted around. I got up. I lay back down. I tried to decide whether it was serious or whether I was being dramatic, which according to Kathryn, is not always a decision I am qualified to make on my own.

It was a long night.

ISSUE #029 | THE LEADERSHIP CONTRARIAN

A quick note before we begin. Two weeks ago, I told you Uncertainty was the next in the VUCA series. Here it is - Enjoy! [Read the first issue in the VUCA series here]

Uncertainty isn't new. You've lived with it your whole life

Will it rain tomorrow? Will the check come today? Will traffic make you late? That's uncertainty. It's background noise. You've built enough instinct around it that it barely registers.

That's not what's coming for your business.

ISSUE #028 | THE LEADERSHIP CONTRARIAN

A quick note before we begin: at the end of last week's issue, I told you Uncertainty was next. It still is, one week from today. But today is the 250th birthday of the United States, and I couldn't let that pass without writing to you about it.

The Sword

There's an old sword leaning against a wall in our home.

A saber - long, thin, and tired-looking. It still has its sheath, tattered as it is, and the metal is pitted and tarnished.

It's the definition of old. Some would say it's a piece of junk.

I love it.