In leadership roles, it's our personal beliefs that are holding us back. Most folks on our teams wouldn't challenge us, many folks wouldn't even notice. Neither do we. There are simply things we don't...

What actually happens inside a coaching session? Sara and Mathias share what brought them to coaching, from co-founder tension to figuring out the CEO role. They talk about vulnerable first conversations,...

Can OKRs fix disjointed priorities, or do they just make deeper problems more visible? Mathias and Sara share what went wrong when they implemented objectives and key results, explore the traps of targets...

I once put sales incentives in place that worked against our product and engineering teams. Our conversation about OKRs brought me back to that experience, and to the questions I wish I had asked first.

This post connects its title to Jerry Colonna's "shoulder to shoulder" leadership posture, then shows how Sara and Mathias used it at their own offsite by getting vulnerable with their team first. The...

Why timing, focus, and setting clear expectations are the keys to good communication.

The Intentional Organization is for entrepreneurs, executives, leaders, managers, business owners, employees, and humans who are striving to find and cultivate meaning in their work and in their lives...

Back in 2020, we started working on a book to help other founders, executives, and senior leaders on their journey in management. Today we're thrilled to announce that the book is finally available fo...