by Jonathan Brake | Sep 30, 2026 | Communication, Monday Myth Check, People
The Perfect Time to Deliver Bad News Does Not Exist! Why holding back information destroys team morale, and how to communicate through a crisis instead. You’re a regional manager sitting on budget numbers that are not looking so great. There’s a glaring...
by Jonathan Brake | Sep 23, 2026 | Communication, Monday Myth Check, People
Stop Flying Over the Problem: How to Break Meeting Gridlock Adding more meetings to fix unresolved issues is like adding lanes to a jammed freeway. Here’s how to clear the road. I’ve been spending the past week in São Paulo, Brazil. If you’ve ever tried to...
by Jonathan Brake | Sep 19, 2026 | Communication, Monday Myth Check, People
The São Paulo Traffic Trap: Why Your Team Isn’t Actually Hearing You Just because your channels are buzzing doesn’t mean anyone is listening. Here is how to kill communication noise before it stalls your business. I spent two hours crawling through...
by Jonathan Brake | Sep 9, 2026 | Communication, Monday Myth Check, People
The Hidden Cost of the “Skilled Misfit” Why the best resumes are destroying your team’s momentum, and the framework to fix it. Here’s a scenario I think a lot of us can empathize with. You’ve just made a hire. On paper, they are the most...
by Jonathan Brake | Sep 2, 2026 | Communication, Monday Myth Check, People
Nobody Rebels Against Your Vision. They Just Drift. Why casting a vision once is a recipe for silent misalignment, and the 5-minute team test to fix it this week. Imagine a scenario six months from now: half your team has quietly rewritten the company vision...
