If AI Did the Work, Who Owns It?
When AI produces the work and you sign off on it, you still own the outcome. Here is what genuine accountability for AI-generated work actually requires — and why most…
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Tools, frameworks, and operating rhythms for Chiefs of Staff.
The Productivity Trap: Why Your Best People Might Be Getting Worse
Someone on my team came to a meeting with a beautiful summary. Bullet points, clear synthesis, the kind of prep that used to take two hours and now takes twenty…
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You’re Not the Bottleneck. You’re Just Missing This One Role.
You Don’t Need a Chief of Staff. Until You Really, Really Do. Most founders I know are moving fast. The calendar is full, the ambition is real, the effort is…
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The Monday Map: Your 30-Minute Weekly Clarity Framework
Most weeks don’t unravel because people are lazy. They unravel because the week starts with fog. Everyone is busy.Everyone is moving.But nobody is sure what “good” looks like by Friday.…
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Influence Without Authority: The CoS Superpower
Chiefs of Staff rarely win by force. You don’t own the org chart.You don’t sign most decisions.You don’t “outrank” the people you’re trying to move. And yet…when a CoS is…
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Chief of Staff Leadership Compass: How to Lead When No One Reports to You
Guiding principles for leading through influence, clarity, and calm authority A Chief of Staff’s problem isn’t that the org chart fails to support you, it’s that authority in the role…
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Micro Habits That Build Massive Progress
Big goals don’t fail because people lack ambition.They fail because the daily behaviour never quite matches the aspiration. We tend to overestimate what a single breakthrough can do…and underestimate what…
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Designing Meetings That Don’t Waste Time
If your calendar looks like a game of Tetris, you’re not alone. Most teams don’t have a meeting problem…they have a design problem. A meeting is a tool. Like any…
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Why Hiring a Chief of Staff Feels More Like a Marriage Than a Job Offer
The Most Intimate Hire a Founder Will Ever Make Recruiting a Chief of Staff isn’t about filling a role.It’s about choosing a thinking partner, pressure absorber, and trust carrier. Which…
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How to Lead When You’re Tired
Leadership advice usually assumes you’re operating at full capacity.Clear head. High energy. Plenty of emotional bandwidth. Reality looks different. Most leaders I work with are tired. Not burned out in…
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