David Lancefield

Leadership involves more than time management. It involves energy management. Micro-recovery, smarter meetings, and a shutdown ritual can change your week fast. #BehindTheTitle

Leadership involves more than time management. It involves energy management. Micro-recovery, smarter meetings, and a shutdown ritual can change your week fast. #BehindTheTitle

Prof @RanjayGulati on everyday courage. Courage as a decision, resourcing yourself when fear shows up, and why it grows with your squad - “Courage is a team sport.” Listen here: davidlancefield.com/podcast/ranjay… #Courage

Boards. Investors. Teams. Family. Your own standards. Leadership can feel like a weight of responsibility. The unlock: define success on your terms and make the trade-offs explicit. #BehindTheTitle

Are you dealing with a difficult person at work and want to stay in control? Try this: Start fresh, breathe, get curious, use fewer words, close cleanly, reset for the next moment

Supercharge your day in 3 moves: 1. Instil belief. 2. Turn up the volume on one strength. 3. Borrow from excellence.

How Do You Get a Senior Leader to Take Strategy Seriously? My new HBR article shares six practical moves to turn strategy into choices, trade-offs, and decision rules teams can use daily. hbr.org/2026/02/6-ways…

Under pressure, leaders tighten their grip. A better route: name the few decisions only you can make, then hand real ownership to your team (and mean it). #BehindTheTitle

Perfectionism often looks like high standards. It can also slow momentum and drain energy. Try a “version mindset” + a weekly learning rhythm: progress through iteration. #BehindTheTitle

Want your thought leadership to spark real conversations—and real business? 🚀 @DLancefield breaks down the ideas behind strategy, leadership, and culture that cut through the noise, plus how co-creating can make 1+1=3 when standards are clear. 🧠✨ bit.ly/4qDfdq9

Welcome to Chapter One of the Playing to Win/Practitioner Insights (PTW/PI) book club. I am reprising the 37 pieces that were ranked highest by readers – and they make up one books-worth of content. The first is Michael Porter’s Three Great Strategy Contributions. He saved the strategy academy, he bolstered strategy over planning, and he provoked the conversion of strategy and marketing. I provide my commentary on the piece and then the link to it. I hope you enjoy it. open.substack.com/pub/rogerlmart…

Strategy that actually gets used beats strategy that just gets presented. 🎯 @DLancefield and I dig into thought leadership that differentiates (not brochure content), builds credibility beyond the big-logo brand, and scales through smart collaboration. bit.ly/4qDfdq9

@PeterWinick Thank you for inviting me on your show!

@BillSherman Thank you for inviting me on your show!

Strategy that actually gets used beats strategy that just gets presented.🎯 @DLancefield and Peter dig into thought leadership that differentiates (not brochure content), builds credibility beyond the big-logo brand, and scales through smart collaboration. bit.ly/4qDfdq9