Set Direction—Leadership Intent Comes First Before teams can act with confidence, leaders must provide clear intent. People perform best when they understand what matters most, what success looks like, and how to make decisions when conditions change. Without leadership intent, even the best-written plans can become confusing, slow, and ineffective. In Chapter 4 of Why … Read more
Chapter 1: The Lie Leaders Tell Themselves Chapter 1 of Why Plans Don’t Prepare You begins with a difficult truth many leaders quietly tell themselves: “We have a plan, so we’re prepared.” It is a comforting belief, but comfort and readiness are not the same. In this chapter, I explore the gap between having documents … Read more
Exclusive Pre-Release Preview: Why Plans Don’t Prepare You New readings will be added here as they are published. Introduction — Available Now Chapter 1: The Lie Leaders Tell Themselves — Available Now Chapter 2: Liability Anxiety Has a Cost — Available Now Chapter 3: Why Good Leaders Delay This Work — Available Now Chapter 4: … Read more
From Prepared Families… to Prepared Communities Why 2026 Isn’t Just Another Year There’s a funny thing about resilience — nobody cares about it… …until the lights go out. …until the kids are scared. …until payroll is delayed. …until the school PA system says “This is NOT a drill.” And yet, 2025 proved something powerful. When … Read more
Inside the eCERT Program: A New Model for National Disaster Readiness A groundbreaking conversation with eCERT founder Mark Matheson on building a new national model for rapid, tech-driven disaster readiness. When disasters strike, the real question isn’t if help will come, it’s how fast, how capable, and how prepared that help truly is. In this … Read more
