Are You Carrying Problems That Don’t Belong to You? How Leaders Create Their Own Stress
Stop absorbing your team’s problems. Learn how leaders accidentally create stress—and how to build ownership, judgment, and leverage.
Think more clearly about leadership and decision-making
Identify patterns that impact performance and results
Strengthen how you lead teams and run your business
Create alignment between strategy, execution, and outcomes
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Stop absorbing your team’s problems. Learn how leaders accidentally create stress—and how to build ownership, judgment, and leverage.

One negative team member can quietly drain culture and performance. Learn how “seagulls” form—and what leaders must do to stop them.

Not long ago, someone I’ve known for years reached out and asked, “Kevin, do you have any benchmarks for overhead? I just want to see how we compare.”

It doesn’t matter if you’re running a multimillion-dollar practice, leading a large team, or operating at the top of your industry. There comes a point where stress climbs, progress stalls, and the path forward becomes blurry.