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Why Does Everything Land On My Desk?

Feb 20, 2026

Why Does Everything Land On My Desk?

Every time you solve a problem for them, you train them to not solve it themselves.

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How Do I Say No Without Being A Bad Guy?

Feb 19, 2026

How Do I Say No Without Being A Bad Guy?

You don't. Saying no makes you the bad guy. Accept it. That's leadership.

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What Meetings Should I Cancel Right Now?

Feb 18, 2026

What Meetings Should I Cancel Right Now?

Meetings without decisions are time theft. You never get time back.

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How Do I Get My Team To Care As Much As I Do?

Feb 11, 2026

How Do I Get My Team To Care As Much As I Do?

They'll never care as much as you. You're the owner. They're employees.

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Why Can't I Find Good People?

Feb 10, 2026

Why Can't I Find Good People?

You created this by demanding perfection instead of investing in development.

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How Do I Fire Someone Without Destroying The Team?

Feb 9, 2026

How Do I Fire Someone Without Destroying The Team?

The truth: you don't owe them an explanation of someone else's failures

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What Do I Do When My Best Person Threatens To Leave?

Feb 6, 2026

What Do I Do When My Best Person Threatens To Leave?

Good leaders see problems before the best staff resign.

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How Do I Stop Micromanaging Without Losing Control?

Feb 5, 2026

How Do I Stop Micromanaging Without Losing Control?

Train them, trust them, or stay a micromanager and watch everyone quit.

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Why Do People Quit Me And Not The Company?

Feb 4, 2026

Why Do People Quit Me And Not The Company?

If people love everything except you, you're the problem.

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How Do I Know If My Team Respects Me?

Feb 3, 2026

How Do I Know If My Team Respects Me?

Respect looks like honest pushback, not silent agreement.

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I'm Still The Only One Who Can Fire Someone

Feb 2, 2026

I'm Still The Only One Who Can Fire Someone

You won't let them be real leaders. If they can't fire, they're not managers.

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I Have To Be The Villain To Get Anything Done

Jan 30, 2026

I Have To Be The Villain To Get Anything Done

Cracking down without standards make you a villain

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I Can't Step Back Without Revenue Dropping

Jan 29, 2026

I Can't Step Back Without Revenue Dropping

That's self-employment with extra steps.

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My Leadership Team Is Full Of Individual Contributors In Disguise

Jan 28, 2026

My Leadership Team Is Full Of Individual Contributors In Disguise

Because you promoted doers, not leaders

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People Only Work Hard When I'm Watching

Jan 27, 2026

People Only Work Hard When I'm Watching

You trained them that effort only matters if you see it.

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I Have To Be The Bad Guy Every Single Time

Jan 26, 2026

I Have To Be The Bad Guy Every Single Time

Because you let your team avoid hard conversations.

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I'm The Only One Who Ever Admits We're Wrong To A Customer

Jan 23, 2026

I'm The Only One Who Ever Admits We're Wrong To A Customer

You punish your team when they admit mistakes. So they hide them.

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The Team Thinks Accountability Is Punishment

Jan 22, 2026

The Team Thinks Accountability Is Punishment

It's ownership of outcomes, good or bad. You made it negative.

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Nobody Will Own Revenue, It's Always Someone Else's Fault

Jan 21, 2026

Nobody Will Own Revenue, It's Always Someone Else's Fault

When everyone owns revenue, no one owns revenue.

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My Best Engineer Refuses To Mentor Anyone

Jan 20, 2026

My Best Engineer Refuses To Mentor Anyone

He's optimizing for what you measure: output.

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I'm The Only One Who Can Say 'This Sucks' Out Loud

Jan 19, 2026

I'm The Only One Who Can Say 'This Sucks' Out Loud

You shut them down. So they stopped being honest.

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Jan 19, 2026

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People Leave Because They Want To Be Challenged More

Jan 16, 2026

People Leave Because They Want To Be Challenged More

You're not pushing them to grow. You're not leading.

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I Can't Find Anyone Who Can Make Hard Calls

Jan 15, 2026

I Can't Find Anyone Who Can Make Hard Calls

Because you won't let them. When they try, you override or criticize them.

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I Built The Company I Dreamed Of And I Hate Coming To Work

Jan 14, 2026

I Built The Company I Dreamed Of And I Hate Coming To Work

Because you built a company that needs you, not one that runs without you.

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