Author · Advisor
Writing and Advising on leadership and entrepreneurship
Two decades of creating and scaling ventures, leading companies, working alongside founders, executives, and boards. Continuously sharpened by academic study and research. Distilled into books, articles, and an advisory practice around the question: are you ready for what comes next?
Advisory
Working with leaders
A selected portfolio of executive engagements aiming at improving organizations and people.
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Long-form thinking
Books on leadership and entrepreneurship, preparing leaders for what comes next.
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Perspectives
A blog where I regularly post briefings presenting key topics, concepts and observations.
Explore →"Every leader and every organization will face a Critical Transition — a moment when what got you here is no longer enough for what comes next. Critical Readiness Transitions don't wait. Neither should your preparation."
Recent
From the briefings
Leadership
The Art of Non-Reaction
The most powerful leadership move is choosing when to step back rather than react.
May 2026 · 5 min
Entrepreneurship
To Start Up or Not to Start Up
Entrepreneurship is tested not at launch, but at transitions. Readiness matters more than the idea itself.
May 2026 · 5 min
Retail
About Focused Store Leadership
High-performing retail organizations operate with unusual clarity around three domains — leading people, leading customers, and leading numbers.
May 2026 · 6 min
The framework
Readiness.
Every leader and every organization eventually encounters a critical transition. Readiness is the practice of preparing for that moment before pressure tests the ability to carry it successfully.
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