What Logical Teams do that Normal Teams Don't

We live in a world where logic isn't only rare...it's often punished. Our under-thought mantra is a big part of why. It's time to think deeper and more intelligently...about thinking itself.

What's coming in CORE Concepts (link to content schedule)

A look ahead at the rest of this year's coming posts and Friday deep dives.

How to Speak the Leadership Language

Leaders speak a completely different language than most ICs and managers. Getting everyone speaking the Leadership Language is a big unlock.

The most important ingredient of every professional relationship

Great relationships require getting multiple things right. Let's explore the part that makes or breaks the others: Appeal.

On Caring What Other People Think About You

"Don't worry about what other people think about you." Sort of sounds right. But do you have a hunch that it isn't quite right? Let's explore that hunch.

Success Shadows

The Hidden Costs of Getting Exactly What You Asked For

Who is the team really working for?

Starting a year off right

New years are new eras. Humans love new eras.

Part 2: When training people, don't start with the basics

How to do a 10x better job training people managers (or anyone) to be successful

When training people, don't start with the basics

The Best Meetings of Your Life 3: "Pushing" People

Strong minds and strong relationships, like strong muscles, want to be used. They want to be pushed.

How Your Team Can Master Productive Conflict

The surprising truth of how the best teams fight...they usually don't need to.

How to have the best meetings of your life

Great meetings are unlocked when you have a deeper understanding of the mind, a higher standard for how people show up, and more clarity about exactly what we are doing.

Happy Interdependence Day

What science knows you need to do to be the most collaborative, smartest team possible.

Let's talk about Non-Regrettable Churn

One of those topics we should be a lot more comfortable with.

How Great Culture Really Works

What if we threw away everything and rebuilt culture with an understanding of how the mind really works?

Don't be shallow

Most businesses try to motivate teams with shallow tactics. This week, let's dive into what truly motivates coordinated action and intelligence.

How's your team's connection with reality?

Over-specialized teams are missing critical information. It harms their ability and causes mistakes. Here's how to get quick wins that are huge.

Are you a great leader?

There is a painfully-simple way to know if you are a great leader, rooted in brain science. Learn how to answer that question and close any gaps.

How to Feel Purpose

What actually is purpose? How do we feel more of it?

Subscribing to CORE Concepts

Why this will be such a great investment for you...

How to focus better, by knowing what focus is

There's a lot of advice about focus. It's not great. Let's start really understanding what focus is and get your brain working better.

How to use your mind better

Your brain has different parts. You need to send your thinking to the best parts of your brain to do your best thinking. Learn how.

Why to understand the mind

What concrete benefits do people get when they understand how their mind works? Is it worth it? Should I be afraid?

Welcome to CORE Concepts

We use our brains all day, every day. But most of us don’t have the slightest clue how our brains work.