A Field Guide to the Unruly Art of Leadership

The Leadership Dilemma: High Performers Who Can’t Hear It

Let’s talk about high performers—you know, the ones who show up early, stay late, and manage to nail every deadline. The ones who are outperforming the team, doing it with style, and setting an unspoken gold standard for what excellence looks like. We love them, right? We also know that sometimes, the higher the pedestal, the harder the fa...

Picture this: a team retreat in the great outdoors. There’s a roaring campfire, a trust fall lined up, and someone’s brought cupcakes—because who doesn’t love cupcakes? But there’s also a dog.

Not a friendly, waggy-tailed dog. This one’s growling, pacing, and snapping at anyone who gets too close. It bit someone earlier. It bit someone last year too.

You can pass out cupcakes, start the active l...