I write about the stuff that actually gets in the way of leading well — the blind spots, the habits, and the systems you built that now run you instead of the other way round.

No theory. Just what I’ve seen work with the CEOs and founders I coach.

Blind Spots Ed Ley Blind Spots Ed Ley

My past keeps on changing

My past keeps on changing

Many of the villains of my childhood have become victims in my mind, barely given a chance of acting any way but the way they did.

I can see the fear in their eyes as they seek…

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Burnout & Overwhelm Ed Ley Burnout & Overwhelm Ed Ley

How to create burnout

How to create burnout

I learned this when helping clients with nutrition 20 years ago.

I would start with a super simple template

that would get them great results if followed.

Then recognising that they (in their words)

“Didn’t want to live like a monk.” Fair enough…

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Leadership Lies

Leadership Lies

When I talk of leadership I mean both leadership of self as well as others. We operate from our beliefs whether navigating our own way or helping another so I see them as one and the same.

I first noticed this phenomenon in 2004.

The LIES

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