The Plank, the Paycheck, and the Building on Fire

Culture Leadership

What Leaders Get Wrong About Motivation Let me give you a simple…

Glen HellmanMarch 15, 2026

Executive Coaching

There's a marathon strategy called the negative split. You run the first…

Glen HellmanMarch 7, 2026

Hiring Technology

I've spent decades coaching startup CEOs and teaching STEM researchers how to…

Glen HellmanFebruary 12, 2026

Startup

It’s every startup founder’s dream: a venture capital firm wires money into…

Glen HellmanFebruary 9, 2026

Sales

When a business owner tells you the price of their product or…

Glen HellmanFebruary 5, 2026

Sales

The other day, I was at a networking event. A young sales…

Glen HellmanJanuary 29, 2026

Executive Development

(A short survival guide for people who are slowly dying inside on…

Glen HellmanJanuary 21, 2026

Executive Coaching

Leadership accountability. Measurable outcomes. No-BS coaching for CEOs, founders, and senior leaders.…

Glen HellmanJanuary 13, 2026

Strategy

Gentleman Jack I first met John Backus in 2003, when I was…

Glen HellmanJanuary 12, 2026

Musing Startup

Does anyone want to spend $179 on an IoT device that holds…

Glen HellmanDecember 20, 2025

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