crisis
Transforming Board Conflict
When personalities clash in the Boardroom, conflict can threaten the organization. This post explores how understanding individual dynamics, separating personal history from professional roles, and implementing structured processes can stabilize Boards and unlock organizational growth.
February 2026
crisis
The CEO’s Dilemma: Bad Board Dynamics
Effective CEOs balance operational execution with Boardroom strategy. This post explores how role clarity, transparent expectations, and focused leadership can help CEOs navigate Board conflicts and protect the organization’s long-term success.
February 2026
leadership
When The Board Turns Messy
Board conflicts can feel intractable, but clarity and focus can transform turbulence into progress. This post explores how leaders can navigate role confusion, recognize fair critique versus destructive behavior, and concentrate support where it can create meaningful impact.
January 2025
leadership
How CEOs Learn Systems Thinking
Role clarity and systems thinking are key to effective leadership. This post explores how connecting operational details with strategic vision, balancing stakeholder influence, and fostering trust through delegation can transform both leaders and their organizations.
January 2026
leadership
When Culture And Operational Excellence Clash
When the culture that inspired your company no longer aligns with operational goals, how do you lead without losing your values? This post explores three lessons for stepping into leadership, aligning culture with strategy, and translating values into actionable decisions.
December 2025
leadership
Navigating Tricky Board Dynamics
This post examines how leadership alignment and cultural clarity drive organizational success. By facilitating Board discussions, clarifying vision, and strengthening operational roles, the company is turning tension into opportunity for cohesive growth and lasting impact.
December 2025
leadership
Building Strong Executive Teams
This post explores how relational clarity, trust, and role alignment can reset fragmented teams. By grounding roles, addressing boundaries, and fostering shared understanding, leaders can create stronger, more cohesive teams.
November 2025
crisis
CEOs Must Declare A Crisis Done
Before scaling, leaders must build a stable foundation. This post explores how a CEO can celebrate progress, channel creativity, and align their team and vision to create a platform for long-term growth.
November 2025
leadership
The True Drivers of Growth
Even profitable, growing companies can get tangled in Boardroom dramas and misaligned perceptions. This post explores how leaders can recognize the real drivers of growth, honor contributions, and communicate clearly to build alignment and momentum.
October 2025
change
Create Clarity During Complexity
Even successful companies can stumble if internal alignment is missing. This post explores why psychological safety, proactive action, and team cohesion are critical for leaders who want to grow their business without letting internal issues slow them down.
October 2025
leadership
Culture Shapes Strategy More Than You Think
This post explores how culture shapes business strategy, sometimes more powerfully than numbers or branding. From vibes to customer expectations, culture defines what’s possible and what’s not.
September 2025
crisis
When CEO and Board Are At Crossroads
A new CEO discovered the toughest challenge wasn’t operations or profitability, it was managing a Board that didn’t trust him. This post explores what leaders can learn about vision, trust, and the courage to name a crisis before it destabilizes the company.
September 2025
leadership
How Struggling CEOs Hit The Turning Point
When a first-time CEO dug into the numbers, he discovered both a looming financial problem and a clear path to profitability. But even as he grew into his role, Board dysfunction threatened to sap his focus. This post highlights three lessons for new CEOs: own the financial clarity, share the vision even before it’s perfect, and guard your time against toxic dynamics.
August 2025
leadership
2 Priorities For New CEOs
This article highlights two essentials for anyone stepping into a bigger leadership role: define a clear vision early, and put systems in place for managing conflict and team relationships. Without these, leaders risk being pulled into endless firefighting instead of building momentum.
August 2025
crisis
From Boardroom Chaos to Profitable Growth
A newly appointed CEO navigates a 20-year-old company stuck in outdated culture and escalating board conflict. 3Peak helps clarify leadership roles, resolve board tensions, and lay the groundwork for growth and profitability.
July 2025
crisis
Navigating Conflict Without Going to War
A minority shareholder CEO faces threats from a majority partner and feels trapped in conflict. 3Peak guides him to communicate openly, resolve hidden conflicts, and gain full control, unlocking rapid growth and new store expansion.
June 2025
crisis
Leading Through Hard Truths
A first-time CEO in an unfamiliar industry struggles to align leadership, culture, and operations amidst rapidly changing market conditions. 3Peak guides him to confront hard truths, restructure the team, and make grounded decisions, ultimately winding down the company responsibly while developing his leadership skills.
May 2025
crisis
When the C-Suite Collapses
A large organization faces a corporate coup, broken leadership systems, and widespread distrust. 3Peak performs a forensic analysis of human and structural dynamics, stabilizes conflicts, and upskills leadership, restoring trust and profitability across the enterprise.
April 2025
crisis
Leading in the Eye of the Storm
A founder-led startup with family in key roles struggles with hyper-emotional leadership and constant crisis. 3Peak teaches grounded communication, role clarity, and rhythm-driven crisis management, transforming chaos into deliberate, strategic action.
March 2025
wellness
Why Pausing Matters at the End of Big Work
This article explores why endings matter: letting yourself celebrate when the work is done, reflecting on what the experience taught you, and using that insight to prepare for what’s next. Leadership isn’t just about driving forward, it’s also about finishing well.
February 2025
crisis
What Resilient Leaders Learn in Crisis
This article shares three lessons resilient leaders practice in crisis: letting the ground shift before finding new anchors, taking action not just to fix but to regain agency, and trusting the growth that comes from hard experiences. It’s a reminder that leadership is as much about how you guide yourself through disruption as how you guide others.
January 2025
wellness
Leading Through Loss: What to Do When Life Feels Like Too Much
This article offers three grounding practices for leaders facing professional disappointment: make space to grieve instead of rushing forward, use the moment to realign your priorities, and resource yourself with small acts of care. It’s a reminder that true leadership includes how you show up for yourself when things fall apart.
December 2024
change
A Leadership Lesson for Empaths
This article explores a core leadership truth: you can’t support others if you’re not grounded yourself. Using the metaphor of finding a platform before helping others, it shares three lessons for empaths in leadership, prioritize your own stability, release the guilt around self-care, and remember that true power comes from within, not from outside approval.
November 2024
change
When the World Feels Unstable, Try These Leadership Practices
This article offers three practices to help leaders stay steady in turbulent times: take action to create clarity, celebrate wins to build resilience, and ground your confidence in your own values rather than external judgment. It’s a reminder that leadership isn’t about perfection, it’s about presence, resilience, and moving forward one step at a time.
October 2024
wellness
Living In Uncertainty Without Burning Out
This article shares three practical ways to stay grounded and effective when the future is unclear: acknowledge chaos without getting stuck in it, redefine your role in the moment, and let yourself be supported. It’s a guide for leading with presence and resilience when the rules of the game keep changing.
September 2024
wellness
Leaders Struggling With Confidence
This article explores three practical lessons to help leaders move past hesitation, quiet self-doubt, and lead with clarity. From learning to be direct, to questioning fear, to anchoring in mission, it’s a guide for anyone who wants to grow their confidence without losing authenticity.
August 2024
crisis
10 Lessons That Inspired Alexander The Great, Conclusion
Teacher to Alexander, student to Socrates: Xenophon retells one of the greatest leadership and war stories in recorded history. Through this series, we explore how ordinary men responded to crisis and found the incredible strength within to live and pass on their lessons to us today.
July 2024
crisis
10 Lessons That Inspired Alexander The Great, Part 10
How To Inspire Bravery. Teacher to Alexander, student to Socrates: Xenophon retells one of the greatest leadership and war stories in recorded history. Through this series, we explore how ordinary men responded to crisis and found the incredible strength within to live and pass on their lessons to us today. In this installment we look at how important role modeling is to leadership.
June 2024
crisis
10 Lessons That Inspired Alexander The Great, Part 9
How Structure Keeps Men Alive. Teacher to Alexander, student to Socrates: Xenophon retells one of the greatest leadership and war stories in recorded history. Through this series, we explore how ordinary men responded to crisis and found the incredible strength within to live and pass on their lessons to us today. In this installment we look at how important structure and order are to survival.
May 2024
crisis
10 Lessons That Inspired Alexander The Great, Part 8
How Adaptation Wins Wars. Teacher to Alexander, student to Socrates: Xenophon retells one of the greatest leadership and war stories in recorded history. Through this series, we explore how ordinary men responded to crisis and found the incredible strength within to live and pass on their lessons to us today. In this installment we look at how to adapt to a chaotic environment.
April 2024
crisis
10 Lessons That Inspired Alexander The Great, Part 7
How To Lead Without Leaders. Teacher to Alexander, student to Socrates: Xenophon retells one of the greatest leadership and war stories in recorded history. Through this series, we explore how ordinary men responded to crisis and found the incredible strength within to live and pass on their lessons to us today. In this installment we look at how to lead when there are no leaders.
April 2024
crisis
10 Lessons That Inspired Alexander The Great, Part 6
How Fear Is The Biggest Conqueror. Teacher to Alexander, student to Socrates: Xenophon retells one of the greatest leadership and war stories in recorded history. Through this series, we explore how ordinary men responded to crisis and found the incredible strength within to live and pass on their lessons to us today. In this installment we look at how fear and emotional contagion can lead to ruin.
March 2024
crisis
10 Lessons That Inspired Alexander The Great, Part 5
How To Gain Followership. Teacher to Alexander, student to Socrates: Xenophon retells one of the greatest leadership and war stories in recorded history. Through this series, we explore how ordinary men responded to crisis and found the incredible strength within to live and pass on their lessons to us today. In this installment we look at how even failed leaders can garner respect.
March 2024
crisis
10 Lessons That Inspired Alexander The Great, Part 4
How To Lose A War. Teacher to Alexander, student to Socrates: Xenophon retells one of the greatest leadership and war stories in recorded history. Through this series, we explore how ordinary men responded to crisis and found the incredible strength within to live and pass on their lessons to us today. In this installment we look at how to lose the war and bring on crisis.
March 2024
crisis
10 Lessons That Inspired Alexander The Great, Part 3
How To Destroy Your Organization. Teacher to Alexander, student to Socrates: Xenophon retells one of the greatest leadership and war stories in recorded history. Through this series, we explore how ordinary men responded to crisis and found the incredible strength within to live and pass on their lessons to us today. In this installment we look at how interpersonal conflict can derail the entire mission.
March 2024
crisis
10 Lessons That Inspired Alexander The Great, Part 2
How To Birth A Rebellion. Teacher to Alexander, student to Socrates: Xenophon retells one of the greatest leadership and war stories in recorded history. Through this series, we explore how ordinary men responded to crisis and found the incredible strength within to live and pass on their lessons to us today. In this installment we look at the root of rebellion and having an honest vision.
February 2024
crisis
10 Lessons That Inspired Alexander The Great, Part 1
How To Start A Civil War. Teacher to Alexander, student to Socrates: Xenophon retells one of the greatest leadership and war stories in recorded history. Through this series, we explore how ordinary men responded to crisis and found the incredible strength within to live and pass on their lessons to us today. In this installment we look at the root of civil war and favoritism.
February 2024
crisis
10 Lessons That Inspired Alexander The Great, Introduction
Teacher to Alexander, student to Socrates: Xenophon retells one of the greatest stories of leadership and war in recorded history. Through this series, we explore how ordinary men responded to crisis and found the incredible strength within to live and pass on their lessons of crisis leadership to us today.
February 2024
wellness
The Body Is Built To Move
To be at our mental, emotional and physical best, we must move the body to the best of our ability. Movement has tremendous health benefits that translates into proper self leadership and therefore helps us to be at our best at work.
February 2024
wellness
Time To Retire The Word Trauma
The word "Trauma" is used and overused online. But do we really know what the word means? Do we understand the impact of our words on another person? In this article we define trauma and share some surprising results on how humans react and adapt to painful experiences.
January 2024
wellness
If You Don't Sleep It's Hard To Lead
Sleep is a vital input for effective leadership. When we don't rest and recover adequately, we run on stress and emotions and make many mistakes at work. To get proper sleep and rest is to be a good leader.
January 2024
leadership
7 Lies We Tell (In Leadership)
Corporations have built and reinforce cultures of lying. As simple as it may sound, lying is one of the most detrimental behaviors when it comes to achieving our goals. In this article, we explore 7 ways leaders have been trained to lie in the corporate world.
December 2023
wellness
The Moral Obligation To Say No
Humans have a primal instinct to say "no". "No" is a healthy mechanism to regulate our physical and emotional needs. When we override our "no", particularly at work, we cause more mistakes and increase our chance of burn-out.
December 2023
crisis
How OpenAI Engineered A Civil War
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has been kicked out of the company. We explore how corporate coups take place and how you can avoid one in your own organization.
November 2023
leadership
There Is Something Messed Up About HR, Part 5
An overview of the tensions and dynamics Human Resources leaders face due to structural and systemic factors. Part 5 explores a possible solution to the HR conundrum.
November 2023
leadership
There Is Something Messed Up About HR, Part 4
An overview of the tensions and dynamics Human Resources leaders face due to structural and systemic factors. Part 4 explores the underlying root causes using the 3Peak Functional Human-Systems Method.
November 2023
leadership
There Is Something Messed Up About HR, Part 3
An overview of the tensions and dynamics Human Resources leaders face due to structural and systemic factors. Part 3 explores the history of HR.
November 2023
leadership
There Is Something Messed Up About HR, Part 2
An overview of the tensions and dynamics Human Resources leaders face due to structural and systemic factors. Part 2 explores the tensions between HR and the core business.
November 2023
leadership
There Is Something Messed Up About HR, Part 1
An overview of the tensions and dynamics Human Resources leaders face due to structural and systemic factors. Part 1 explores the inherent contradictions within HR's mandate.
November 2023
wellness
You've Got A Friend In Me
An overview on the benefits of social support and impact of the current loneliness epidemic.
November 2023
wellness
Awareness The Door, Meditation The Key
A look at the benefits of meditation in leadership and day-to-day life. Through meditation we build awareness and awareness is the key to life.
October, 2023
wellness
Nature Connection Is Good Leadership!
Humans evolved in relation to nature and still draw their strength and vitality from nature. In this short blog post, we explore some of the ways nature is good for us and offer a quick experiment to be enjoyed as an experience for learning.
August 2023
change
Change Readiness: Preparing Your Organization For The Storm
We have entered an era where the pace and scale of change events are set to increase. We can expect more shocks, more crisis, more societal chaos. Riding the waves of change is a developable skill. By training those skills now, leaders will know how to navigate when the storm hits.
August, 2023
leadership
Awaken Your Leader Within & Lead Through The 21st Century
By meeting the leader that lives within each of us, we stand ready to tackle the biggest challenges of the 21st century. As we work with leaders and their teams, we help them determine what is "great leadership". We help them look ahead to anticipate and prepare for big disruptions.
June 2023
wellness
Organizational Wellness: Your Organization Is Sick And It’s Costing You
A physiologically healthy organization allows for individuals to have the full range and capacity to deal with crisis as it unfolds. Leaders and employees who are burned out, ill, or in the throes of addiction have much less resources and capacity to pivot in the face of immediate change. To prepare for the next crisis, ensure your population has the physical, emotional and mental capacity to withstand or even thrive during a shock.
May, 2023
crisis
Crisis Leadership: What Your Organization Needs To Know
Crisis is often associated with a sudden, external shock. Some of us feel out of control, some of us want to take more control. In this moment of crisis – unexpected and abrupt – people react differently, even unpredictably, relative to non-crisis time. Leaders need to learn how to regulate the instinctive fight/flight reasoning that emerges during these short and powerful events.
April 2023
