Trail Talk (Blog)
A Blog For Business Owners and Leaders
It’s on the trails where the true conversations about leadership, life and strategy come out.
Join the talk on the trails with Jonathan (Jono) Brake.
The Power of Purpose: How Your Personal Vision Creates Authentic Leadership
When we talk about authenticity in leadership, we often miss its true source: a deeply personal vision that guides everything we do. This isn't just about having goals – it's about understanding...
The Authentic Leader: Why Passion Creates Magnetic Leadership
True leadership isn't about following a prescribed formula or "drinking the Kool-Aid." The most compelling leaders are those who bring their authentic passion to everything they do. When you...
The Hard Truth About Authentic Leadership: It’s All About Caring
Authentic leadership isn't just about showcasing your strengths—it's about having the courage to face your shadows. But there's an even more fundamental truth that many miss: you have to genuinely...
The Hidden Cost of Tolerance: Why We Settle for Less Than We Deserve
There's a common piece of wisdom in business and life: you get what you intentionally pursue. Want success? Chase it. Want growth? Seek it. Want excellence? Understand what it is and get after it. ...
Finding Confidence After A Business Collapse: Hope and The Power of Knowing My Purpose
The word hope is thrown around a lot - we tend to treat it as more like wishful thinking. I might say " I hope the weather is nice tomorrow" I am really putting out there that I wish for the weather...
Purpose as a Compass: Rethinking Critical Business Decisions
Purpose is more than just a big picture idea it is essential to making even some of the most mundane decisions. Remember, at The Forged Leader we see purpose as defined by “who am I supposed to...
Breaking Free from Isolation: You’re Not Alone in Business
As a business leader and mentor, I've sat across from countless peers, and I see it in their eyes—that same look I used to see in my mirror (maybe sometimes still do). The weight of feeling alone....
Why Great Strategies Fail Part 2 – And What You Can Do About It.
Forging a Successful Execution Between The leader and Their Strategy This realization led to the creation of The Forged Mentor coaching and mentoring community. We understood that giving someone a...
Why Great Strategies Fail Part 1 – The Human Element We’ve Been Missing
Have you ever watched a perfectly good business strategy crash and burn? I have - a little too often - not all mine I promise. As someone who's spent years running businesses in the strategy,...
Mastering Communication – Lessons From Communicating Across Foreign and Domestic Cultures
Winston Churchill famously said once - “England and the United States are two countries separated by a common language”. I have found the same to be true as an Australian living in the US today. ...