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April 27 2026 Sarah Shepard

Leading When Your Routine Breaks Down

Everyone deals with physical pain at some point, maybe more than we know. And my hip has essentially staged a workplace revolt against the kind of workouts I've built my entire morning routine around: the early alarm, the hard training session, the ...

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April 21 2026 Jay Feitlinger

How to Know If Your Leadership Team Actually Trusts Each Other

If you've been running quarterly planning and leaving the room feeling like nothing really shifted, this episode gets into why. Sarah and I talk through the peer feedback exercise we've built into StringCan's quarterly rhythm over the past six-plus ...

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April 20 2026 Sarah Shepard

Thinking Time Is Work That Drives Real Growth

feels calm and intentional, and I can see clearly what matters and where my attention should go. I leave space for the kind of work that requires real thought, the kind that helps me stay ahead instead of constantly catching up. By late morning on ...

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April 10 2026 Sarah Shepard

Stop Over-Planning and Start Executing: Lessons From Working Abroad

Let me tell you what I did the moment I landed in Paris.

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April 6 2026 Sarah Shepard

The ‘One Thing’ That Changed Our Leadership Team

I'll be honest with you. For years, I would have rather reorganized my entire kitchen than sit down for our quarterly One Thing activity.

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