Skills are not skills unless honed to mastery. In fishing, either deep-sea or fly-fishing, your level of skill is defined by the ability to fully understand what you do and why, and be able to explain it to others. Mastery demands endless repetition. Repeat again and again. It’s not about...

Living in the era of AI we neglect the fact no AI can beat or will ever change the emotions and feelings of a human connected with nature. We train AI to think like humans, but we can’t train AI to ground itself in nature. It can’t go out and...

We often have wrong assumptions about generations Y and Z’s desires and aspirations and continue insisting on them to repeat our mistakes, as our parents did to us. In fact, they don’t want to repeat our mistakes and live in a rat race, they want to be in command of...

Who am I? What do I do? Where do I lead my people? These three are from the list of most important questions any true leader should ask themselves. These questions are particularly crucial when it comes to visionary leadership. Simply stating – ‘I’m a leader’, or, ‘I’m a visionary...

Managers are responsible for the present. Leaders are responsible for the future. This simple definition draws a line between one who manages certainty and one who leads into uncertainty.  This core difference may sound simple, yet, many leaders are afraid of the future. This fear blocks leadership qualities in many...

All businesses face a myriad of problems that, like midges, suck blood and energy from them. Having problems is normal unless they turn into deadly challenges.  Challenges demand not problem-solving but solution-finding which allows for eradicating a potential threat in the long term. Finding a solution begins with pattern recognition...

Companies with a strong and compelling vision show 20-30 times higher market value than companies with just a great product. For instance, Tesla attained a $1.25 trillion valuation which exceeds all other major car producers combined.  Such capitalization is greatly bankable because of Tesla's vision to create a new standard...

There is no need for a captain for a ship intended to stay in a port. The captain is needed to navigate across the rough seas. I was at sea myself and learned the tough way a serious lesson – I wouldn’t go on-board with a captain whom I don’t...

We live in a time of leadership blindness. All leaders claim to have a vision. At best, the vast majority are only pretending. In truth, about 0.1% of business, social, or political leaders actually can be called visionaries or visionary leaders. What differentiates the true visionary leaders from those who...