I’ve spent much of my life building things. Teams, training programs, systems, a business, and, eventually, a book. Usually, the next thing begins with a question I have trouble leaving alone: “Could we find a better way to do this?”

That question has created more projects than any reasonable person needs.

My background includes military service, operations, sales leadership, training, and organizational development. Along the way, I’ve taught leadership, practiced it, gotten it wrong, and worked with people who expected me to think harder.

When I became responsible for a team of my own, 24 people across eight states, I had already spent years teaching leadership. I knew the frameworks. Then I had to make the decisions.

Teaching is not doing. I can assure you.

I write about that distance: between knowing the lesson and living it. The temptation to step in. The discomfort of letting someone else struggle. The courage to tell the truth when a convenient explanation is sitting right there.

Those experiences led me to write The Architecture of Leadership. I care about building teams where people can think, take ownership, and grow, and helping leaders give them room to do it.

There’s more to me than the org chart, though.

I’m a husband, a builder, and a collector of questions I probably don’t have time to pursue. I enjoy good stories, people who see something I’ve missed, and humor that catches me taking myself too seriously.

That’s the spirit behind the chair.

Glen Etive today. Perhaps Aruba tomorrow. Coffee, or something better suited to the hour. Somewhere to pause for a worthwhile conversation.

You’re welcome to read, wander, disagree, or laugh. If you see it differently, I’d like to hear why.

There’s always room for another perspective.

Come in. Have a seat.