by Jonathan Brake | Jul 21, 2026 | Communication, Monday Myth Check, People
The Busyness Trap: Why Your Packed Calendar is Causing Leadership Drift We wear “busy” like a badge of honor. But activity isn’t accomplishment, and intentions don’t shape your destination. It’s time for a hard schedule audit. If we met...
by Jonathan Brake | Jul 14, 2026 | Communication, Monday Myth Check, People
Why “Purpose” is Keeping Your Business Stuck (And What to Do Instead) True psychological safety isn’t getting polite head-nodding, it’s about building the trust, the environment needed to clash constructively. We’ve all heard the advice....
by Jonathan Brake | Jul 8, 2026 | Communication, Monday Myth Check, People
The Myth of Total Agreement: Why Good Leadership Teams Disagree True psychological safety isn’t getting polite head-nodding, it’s about building the trust, the environment needed to clash constructively. Think back to your very last leadership team...
by Jonathan Brake | Jul 2, 2026 | Communication, Monday Myth Check, People
Is Your Company Culture In The Halls Or Just on the Wall? Why culture definitions must move off your “office posters” and into the hearts of your people to drive real business success. I walk into a lot of businesses, even some of the clients I work...
by Jonathan Brake | Jun 24, 2026 | Communication, Monday Myth Check, People
The Myth of the Perfect Coaching Question Why you don’t need a massive list of complicated questions to unlock your team’s potential. Have you ever found yourself stalling out before a coaching conversation because you didn’t know exactly what to...
by Jonathan Brake | Jun 17, 2026 | Communication, Monday Myth Check, People
“It’s Not Personal, It’s Business”: Why This Classic Myth is Costing You Money Can you scale a highly profitable company while staying deeply relational? Let’s tackle the tension between culture and the bottom line. Today, I’m in Greenville,...
