Insights

Executive leadership and career insights

Perspectives from three decades around executive leadership — written for the person making the decision, not for an audience.

New articles are published in English and Spanish. These are the themes the work keeps returning to.

Themes

Why accomplished executives struggle to position themselves, how a senior search really works, and why your track record does not speak for itself.

Why senior leaders receive less honest feedback, the isolation that comes with authority, and how blind spots form at C-suite level.

The difference between strong performance and readiness for the CEO seat, and how boards may be experiencing your leadership.

What changes when you lead in a new country, and why the behaviours that build trust in one culture can undermine it in another.

Building an executive narrative, communicating business impact, and networking credibly at senior level.

Point of View

Success can create blind spots.
The more senior you become, the harder genuine feedback can be to find. Authority changes what people are willing to tell you.
Your track record doesn't speak for itself.
Experience creates value. Positioning makes that value visible. A strong career is not enough if others cannot quickly understand the problems you solve and why you are the right person to solve them.
The presenting problem is rarely the whole problem.
What brings you into the conversation may only be the visible part of what is getting in the way. Real progress often starts below the surface.
Leadership growth requires uncomfortable reflection.
Strong performance does not automatically translate into readiness for the next level. How others experience your leadership matters.
Insight without action isn't enough.
A useful conversation should change what you see — and what you do next.