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Explore the frameworks that can position you for greater organizational success. With the right tools at your disposal and an adherence to your Vision, there’s nothing stopping you from developing high-performing teams and building a company you’ll love forever.

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    Why We Need to Protect Understanding in the Age of AI

    In 1985, I helped start a division at a bank to lend to and invest in companies being acquired through leveraged buyouts (what the world would eventually call private equity). Back then, the industry was still brand new. There weren’t proven methods, templates, or experienced colleagues sitting ...

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    Why Founders Should Stop Asking for Employee Loyalty (And What To Ask For Instead)

    In the right context, loyalty is a beautiful thing. I deeply value loyalty when it comes to friendships, family, community, and the long-term relationships that help us become better humans. But in recent years, I’ve grown increasingly wary of the word when it shows up in conversations about teams, ...

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    Thin Air: Lessons from the World Cup On Altitude, Attitude, and Winning Well

    I've been in love with the World Cup since the summer of '74. I was 13, and West Germany was hosting the tournament. A Dutch team came out of the sky playing a game I'd never seen before. They called it Total Football. Everyone attacked, everyone defended. The shape kept dissolving and reforming ...