The Right Altitude Field Guide

The feedback you think you're giving isn't the feedback they're getting.Every leader believes they give feedback. Ask their team what they've heard lately and the answer is usually silence. The gap between what you think you're delivering and what's...

The most expensive silence in leadership is the conversation you're not having.Every leader has one. The direct report you're managing around. The peer conflict you keep hoping resolves itself. The feedback that's a month overdue. Leadership stalls in...

You were right. You were prepared. The decision still went the other way.You did the analysis. You had the better answer. You said it in the meeting, and nobody picked it up. 20 minutes later, someone else said the same thing and the room loved it. Or...

Managing up isn’t politics. It’s translation.You do excellent work. The people who decide your future have no idea. When your name comes up in the room where promotions get decided, your boss can’t make the case, because you never gave them the words....