You can memorize every leadership model on the planet. You can read Brené, cite Simon, and quote Drucker in meetings. But none of it matters if your internal voice is still rooted in fear, shame, or proving. Because here’s the truth: your self-talk is your leadership. Neuroscience shows us that the brain doesn’t differentiate between what’s real […]

She kept showing up for others…even while quietly fighting for her own life. A nurse (let’s call her Rachel) undergoing chemotherapy, hair gone, body weakened, continued to serve in the ER. Not because she was expected to, but because she believed in the mission. She gave everything she had. Every shift, every smile, every ounce […]

John is one of those rare CEOs who still loves the business. Grew up in it. Scaled it. Protected the culture. Took the hits. He’s the real deal… and his team knows it. But lately, they’ve been nudging him. Hard. “John… we need to talk about succession.” He laughs it off. Says he’s not going […]

I grew up on OU football. Saturday games weren’t just something we watched – they were sacred. My dad, an Oklahoma alum, raised me to love the game, but more importantly, to love the team. If you know anything about Sooner culture, you know that distinction matters. So of course, I became a fan. Now […]

It happened in a breakout room. We were leading one of our coaching groups…tight circle, no slides, just stories. One participant (let’s call him Al) had just finished sharing how exhausted his team was. “They’re checked out,” he said. “It’s like nobody wants to own anything anymore.” Another leader in the room asked: “How do […]

Leti isn’t an office with sleep pods or meaningless values painted on walls. We are early morning flights to Dallas, bleary-eyed morning epiphanies, and excessive use of whiteboards and dot votes.  Our office is next to the OU stadium…where we host epic tailgates, not TED Talks. We move fast. We stay messy. And we care […]

I’ve had a lot of people ask about the name “Leti.” The surface-level answer is that Leti means happiness in Italian which, given my Swiss-Italian roots, tracks. But the truth? The real story lives in a tiny village in the Swiss Alps. Leticia Semadeni. Leti. She’s part godmother, part badass auntie, and 100% inspiration. She […]

In an AI-saturated world, content is cheap…and mediocrity is everywhere. Everyone’s publishing advice. Nobody’s changing. You’ve seen it. You’re handed a mandate from the board or the C-suite: “Fix the culture. Deliver the transformation.” So you bring in the experts. And what do you get? Slide decks. Models. Slop you could’ve downloaded off the internet. […]

I remember sitting across from my business partner, thinking: This isn’t working anymore. Not because we didn’t care. Not because we weren’t good people. But because the impact we set out to make? It wasn’t happening. And we both knew it. Still – I waited. Quietly thinking we might turn it around but carrying the […]

They were a tight-knit community bank. Smart. Ambitious. And unfocused. Every year, they’d roll out a new “strategic plan.” Pages of priorities. A dozen new initiatives. Charts. Metrics. Posters. It looked impressive. But behind closed doors? Nobody knew where to start. Their meetings felt like déjà vu. Projects stalled. People stopped caring. Strategy became a […]