You Can’t Talk a Proud Culture Into Changing
I have sat in the conversion meeting.
Derek Neighbors
Serial entrepreneur, technology leader, and creator of Mastery Lab. Exploring the ancient Greek concept of arete, excellence in all things, through modern leadership and personal development.
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I used to think I was being decent when I jumped the battery for them.
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Your team heard “this is critical” four times last month.
The Big Guy Breaks When You Refuse to Stay Down
Incumbents confuse position with invincibility.
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A good friend who ships agentic workflows said the quiet part out loud: the pull requests are huge, and it bothers him.
Play to Their Fantasies and You Train Them Off Reality
Law 31 was about the menu you put on the table. Law 32 is about the picture you put in people’s heads and call leadership.
If You Can Only Rank It, You Can’t See What It’s Worth
You can lose the ability to see a good while still talking about excellence all day.
You Can’t Buy Better Judgment With a Bigger Raise.
The raise landed on a Friday.
Your Old Pain Keeps Arriving On Time. Date the Map.
You know the feeling before you have a name for it.