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Why People Confuse Dominance and Control for Leadership?

If you gather a group of school-age children and leave them alone with something as simple as a ball, a game will almost always emerge.

One child will step forward, decide what game to play, and begin organising others into teams. Another may take on a similar role for the opposite side. Occasionally...

04.13.26 08:26 AM

How Rites of Passage Drive Leadership Transformation

By Dave Koshinz

The Stranger at the Door

He walked in out of the rain and asked to speak with the owner.

I had no idea who Mark was. New to town, networking, he said. He wanted to learn about the business climate in town. But the networking I knew didn’t look like this. Within fifteen minutes of sitting d...

03.12.26 11:25 AM

The Secret to High-Performing Teams: Lessons from Starling Murmurations

By Dave Koshinz

When Teams Move Like Starlings

I've watched a lot of leadership teams over the years. Most function well enough—meetings happen, decisions get made, projects move forward. But every so often, I witness something different. A team that anticipates each other. That builds on ideas before they're fully ...

02.05.26 10:13 PM

How to Give Advice Without Breaking Trust (Leadership Lesson)

By Dave Koshinz

Can I Give You Some Unsolicited Advice...?

That phrase makes me cringe.

The first time someone asked me that, I felt my shoulders tighten before they even finished the sentence. I braced myself, like I was about to be hit with a “truth” I didn’t want to hear. And honestly, I’ve caught myself doing the...

09.30.25 10:24 AM

Why Your Success Depends More on Relationship than Strategy

By Dave Koshinz

Today I had the joy of sitting with my friend and mentor, Mariann. As we laughed together, I was reminded once again of a truth I’ve experienced throughout my life: success and happiness are more closely tied to our relationships than to any strategy, skillset, or circumstance.

Mariann has been part ...

09.22.25 05:08 AM

No Leader Has it All Together- They Just Pretend Better.

By Dave Koshinz

I still remember the first time I got it, once again I had snapped at someone on my team.

It had been a long week, and a small frustration pushed me over the edge. My words came out sharper than I intended. Their face dropped, and I knew I’d crossed a line.

In that moment, I had two choices. Pretend i...

09.15.25 09:05 AM

Whack-A-Mole Leadership: Why too many priorities wear you out?

By Dave Koshinz

Wandering through an arcade in the 1980s, you would have come across Whack-A-Mole. A simple wooden cabinet with a padded mallet, five or six holes, and mischievous moles popping their heads up just long enough to get smacked. The rules were simple—hit the mole before it disappeared. The faster ...

09.10.25 05:32 AM

The Hardest Leadership Choice: Integrity vs. Opportunity

By Dave Koshinz

It was a frosty January morning. As we walked, the ice crystals crunched under foot. It was a strange meeting. He had sought me out, and in the privacy of our walk he offered me a deal.

A government contract was on the table—so big it could have transformed my business overnight. We’re talking life-c...

09.01.25 08:00 AM

Delegating Up

By Dave Koshinz

When Leaders Become the Center of Everything

Imagine this: It’s 11:37 a.m.and your lunch is still untouched. Three team members are queued outside your door, two more are pinging you on Slack, and your calendar is double-booked. You hired bright people precisely so you wouldn’t be the bottleneck—yet ...

07.29.25 08:37 AM

Seeing Clearly at Work: How Projections Shape—and Distort—Our Business Relationships

By David Koshinz

Discover how unconscious projections shape workplace dynamics. Learn to spot, understand, and shift them to lead with clarity and emotional intelligence.

06.22.25 12:00 PM

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Blog categorized as Leadership

Why People Confuse Dominance and Control for Leadership?

How Rites of Passage Drive Leadership Transformation

The Stranger at the Door

The Secret to High-Performing Teams: Lessons from Starling Murmurations

When Teams Move Like Starlings

How to Give Advice Without Breaking Trust (Leadership Lesson)

Why Your Success Depends More on Relationship than Strategy

No Leader Has it All Together- They Just Pretend Better.

Whack-A-Mole Leadership: Why too many priorities wear you out?

The Hardest Leadership Choice: Integrity vs. Opportunity

Delegating Up

Seeing Clearly at Work: How Projections Shape—and Distort—Our Business Relationships

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