We’ve turned “work-life balance” into a kind of modern religion — complete with gurus, rituals, and guilt. Everyone’s chasing it, preaching it, or posting about it. “I finally learned to balance work and life,” they say, as if that’s the ultimate goal. But here’s the problem: balance isn’t the goal. Meaning is. Because balance implies […]
We Have Met the Enemy — It’s Us
There’s a line I’ve always loved from the old comic strip Pogo: “We have met the enemy and he is us.” In business, truer words were never spoken. Most companies don’t get taken out by competition. They get taken out by themselves — by comfort, ego, and the quiet, creeping arrogance that follows success. The […]
Leadership Isn’t a Democracy — Stop Running Your Company by Committee
Let’s get something straight: leadership is not a group activity. It’s not a vote, it’s not a poll, and it sure as hell isn’t a popularity contest. Somewhere along the way, we started confusing collaboration with consensus—and in doing so, we started killing the very thing that makes great companies great: decisive leadership. When a […]