Learning vs. Growing

Learn to Grow: The Moves vs. the DanceLearning is knowing the moves. It involves acquiring knowledge, skills, and strategies—through books, workshops, or training—and can happen quickly.Growing is dancing them. It’s applying and practicing what you’ve learned. Growth...

How to Disagree

In a world where conversations feel increasingly polarized and challenging, this book offers intelligent perspectives and practical lessons on growing through disagreement.Disagreement isn’t a threat—it’s the engine of progress. Research shows that 65% of startups...

Is Leadership Even Sexy?

Last week, a creative friend asked me: “Is leadership even an interesting topic? Who cares?”Most leaders focus on deliverables, top line, or KPIs. That’s the scoreboard. Yet behind the numbers, they often confess, “My vision isn’t understood. I feel alone. I...

Toxic Behaviors

I’ve always loved fashion—and always will. You don’t have to be a fashionista to know that Anna Wintour, the embodiment of the ultimate Fashion Guru, has found her successor, Chloe Malle, for the role she has held at US Vogue since 1988.Her achievements are legendary....

Coaching vs. Therapy

All Champions Have Coaches.Business coaching has its roots in sports. In the 1970s, Timothy Gallwey, captain of Harvard’s tennis team, wrote a series on personal and professional excellence. Inspired by him, Sir John Whitmore, a former racecar driver, coined...

39% Tariff

On August 1st, while many in the US and Europe were on summer holidays, the news broke: a +39% tariff on Swiss watches.Having worked in the industry for nearly a decade, with many of my best clients still in it, I felt what most leaders felt — surprise, concern, and a...