Note: Today is the last day to register for my Q&A tomorrow at 8:30AM PT, where I'll be answering questions about The Council. → Reserve Your Seat The AOA Leadership Newsletter Hi Reader, In 2018, Tara and I created the Earth Shakers Forum: 36 people across 3 groups with 6 facilitators. It was a long program, spanning 18 months and ending in January 2020, but it wasn’t a particularly heavy time commitment. Members would meet 1:1 every week, and then groups would gather in-person for quarterly...
17 days ago • 2 min read
The AOA Leadership Newsletter Hi Reader, Welcome back to our leadership newsletter! A reminder before we dive in: I'm hosting a complimentary Q&A next week on Tuesday, January 28 at 8:30AM for The Council, our new leadership forum. Reserve your seat here. The Misaligned CEO A few years ago, I was coaching a young CEO who was having a hard time getting alignment in his team. Despite his best efforts, his team kept saying they would do stuff, and then not doing it. So one day, I went into his...
21 days ago • 2 min read
The AOA Leadership Newsletter Hi Reader, Welcome to our leadership newsletter! You're now part of a select group receiving some of our most potent insights on leadership and running teams. Let’s dive into our first lesson. What Baboons Teach Us About Leadership A few years ago, I came across a fascinating study. Researchers in Kenya fitted 25 members of a wild baboon troop with GPS collars, tracking their every movement for 14 days. Every morning, the troop needed to decide — where are we...
27 days ago • 2 min read
