A Field Guide to the Unruly Art of Leadership

 Some people have always known they were different—restless, questioning, wired for exploration. They never fit neatly into the leadership boxes offered to them.

Others learned to hide it. They adapted, put on the trappings of traditional leadership, followed the rules, played it safe. They did what was expected. And yet—something felt off.

If you’ve ever felt like there’s a different way to lea...

Leadership as we know it is incomplete.

It’s not bad. It’s not broken. But it’s missing something.

We’ve spent decades defining leadership as authority, decision-making, and vision. We’ve bolted on management to keep things running and, when absolutely necessary, thrown in a half-hearted nod to followership. But we left out one of the most powerful roles of all—the role of the Guide.

And withou...

 "Hustle harder." "Never stop grinding." "Sleep when you're dead."

(Anyone else exhausted just reading those?)

Here's what I've noticed after decades of guiding leaders: We've created a culture that romanticizes constant motion while treating stillness like a guilty pleasure. And perhaps most tellingly, we keep adding "but fail forward!" to the end of every piece of advice, as if we need to apol...