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We don’t have snow in Houston but we have the Rockets. When does your tour stop come this way?

I go into the same zone with a fantastic set of headphones playing the same song on repeat forever. Less skill required. :)

Final thought: High-performing teams aren't built overnight. They're built daily, through consistent actions that show people you believe in their potential. The best time to start is now.

Invest heavily in peer-to-peer learning. Your best people should teach others. It scales knowledge, builds connections, and creates a culture of growth. Everyone learns, everyone leads.

The hardest leadership lesson: you have to let people fail. Protect them from catastrophic failure, but small failures are learning rocket fuel. Build resilience through controlled adversity.

Regular feedback isn't a "nice to have" - it's oxygen for high performers. They crave growth. Create feedback loops that are specific, actionable, and future-focused.

Want to retain top talent? Connect their work to meaning. People don't quit jobs they believe in. Show them how their daily work ladders up to real impact.

The highest performing teams I've led shared one trait: radical ownership. Every person felt personally responsible for the team's success and had the autonomy to drive it.

Culture isn't about ping pong tables or free lunches. It's about creating an environment where people feel safe to take risks, speak up, and challenge the status quo. That starts with you as the leader.