THE LETI LENS
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Welcome to The Leti Lens—where we zoom in on habits, strategies, and blind spots that shape how leaders and teams really work. This is our voice: curious, sharp, and practical, helping you spot what’s too important to ignore.
Each post is designed to give you perspective you didn’t know you needed — and a sharper focus on what matters most.
Here’s what nobody tells you about family businesses: Mom or Dad wasn’t just the founder. They were the buffer. The translator. The only reason those siblings could sit at the same table without it turning into a thing.
You can keep functioning and still be emotionally depleted.
Here’s the truth: 70% of organizational culture is driven by leader behavior. Not your handbook. Not your wall decal. You.
The research is clear. Under pressure, under time constraints, or simply out of habit, leaders consistently bypass deliberate thinking and lead from assumption.
He didn’t call a meeting. He didn’t open with a slide deck or a company update. He didn’t stand at the front of a room and talk about vision. He just walked the floor. James led a tribal nation’s aerospace manufacturing company. The entire enterprise existed for one reason – to generate revenue that took […]
End of quarter.THE LETI COMPANYLinkedIn Blog Series He started pacing first. Then came the cigarette. Then, somewhere between the culture data and the truth he didn’t want to hear, Mel lit a bag of fireworks under the boardroom table. I’m not joking. We were sitting inside what used to be somebody’s home. Mel had turned […]
End of quarter. Easter/Passover weekend looming. Pressure high. We checked the pre-work for our upcoming online coaching conversation – the one designed to challenge how they lead and work together, not just what they do. About 65% hadn’t done it.35% had. And that gap? That’s the real story. Because this wasn’t optional prep.This was what […]
Connectedness means staying genuinely in touch with people over time—sharing ideas, checking in, celebrating their successes, and continuing the conversation long after the original reason you met has passed.
Research shows this matters more than we realize.
When people talk about Women’s History Month, the focus is often on the accomplishments of women. And those stories matter. But there’s another part of the conversation that deserves attention too – the people who helped open the doors. For me, that person was Mr. Knight. I started working in his law office when I was 16 […]
People rarely need a leader who adds more drama to an already stressful environment. What they often need is someone who helps simplify things and bring focus back to what matters.