Discover a simple 12-second breathing practice that helps reduce stress carryover, improve focus, and prepare your mind for the next challenge. Read More
Three Breaths. 12 Seconds.
That what makes me Nervous is that which makes me Alive
Learned Resilience explores how growth emerges at the edge of discomfort. Instead of shrinking from what makes us nervous, we can learn to engage it through right-sized challenges that expand our capacity. This perspective reframes fear, tension, and uncertainty as signals of potential rather than threats to avoid. Over time, leaning into these moments shifts us away from learned helplessness and toward a more adaptive, resilient way of living. Read More
A Couple of Physiological Sighs to Unwind After a Demanding Day
I’ve found this fast and simple mechanism to be effective during but also after a stressful day or moment. Described by Dr. Andrew Huberman: The physiological sigh is a rapid, effective technique for reducing stress in real time. It was popularized by neurobiologist Andrew Huberman to help rebalance the autonomic nervous system during acute stress.… Read More
The Neurobiology of Aim: Jordan Peterson Meets the T.H.R.I.V.E. Loop
We’ve mapped Jordan Peterson’s existential insights to the physical structures of the brain. Discover why having an ‘Aim’ is a biological necessity and how the T.H.R.I.V.E. loop provides the steering mechanism for the human journey. Read More
Talent Whisperers Pages – A Place to Start
The Talent Whisperers Pages are the living center of my work — shaped by decades of experience across eleven disruptive companies and continually updated through new roles, conversations, and learning. Before exploring the blog posts, start with the pages to see the full frameworks on leadership, coaching, human transformation, and resilience. These perspectives evolve over time and are shared as invitations to adapt, question, and grow. Read More
Focus on the Path
In Skiing, Life & Business – Focus on the Path not the Trees. Read More
10x Engineer Root Cause
What is the root cause of a 10x engineer? Are “10x Engineers” mythical creatures that exist only in our imagination or are they real? Read More
Weathering Storms: How Startups Build Learned Resilience and Thrive Through Uncertainty
If you bookmarked the original Weathering Storms post, you are in the right place. The full guide has moved to a dedicated stable page because the idea grew beyond a single blog post. This shorter version now serves as a doorway into the larger framework: how startups build Learned Resilience when uncertainty, cash pressure, market shifts, layoffs, and existential risk test the crew, the vessel, and the compass. Read More
New Hires
New hires present the best opportunityto put employees on their path to achieve their greatest potential. There are three very impactful people in determining the joy, success and fulfillment an employee finds in their job… Read More
New Managers
In developing talent within an organization, there are times where an individual contributor , often one that has excelled as an engineer, may be interested in becoming a manager. Read More
Building Bridges
Building bridges between product and engineering is enabled by providing thoughtful problem statements. Read More
Radical Candor
Radical Candor is an overlooked asset in creating high-performance teams when that candor is built upon a foundation of trust. I’ve discovered that evoking transformation can often require radical candor. However, when properly applied, the transformation can resemble a metamorphosis. Read More
Trust but Clarify Data
Trust but Clarify is a valuable practice often overlooked in many analyzing data rituals. We may follow best practices for bringing the most value to customers. Yet, we may still go awry if we simply follow principle and trust completely what the data is telling us. Read More
Lean Out / Lean in
The WEF estimates that it will take the U.S. another 208 years to reach gender equality. So, women and minorities may need to lean in for some time. As leaders though, we should lean out to create space so others may lean in. Read More
Talent Code Applied
In Talent Code, Daniel Coyle describes deep learning via short repetitions, feedback loops. I have applied this approach in coaching sports and in business. Read More
Confidence Villains
Leaders inspire people to persevere in the face of adversity and ultimately derive energy from the challenge of confronting their villains. Read More
The Dark Side of Agile
Along with the virtues of Agile Software Development also can come some destructive downsides that can erode trust and effectiveness within your company culture. Read More
Death Crawl
Lessons from the inspirational Death Crawl scene of Facing the Giants are applicable to various forms of leadership. Read More
Vectors of Influence
Vectors of Influence come from all sides in a changing world and tension easily arises that hinder effective Human Transformation. Read More