Hi Reader, Daria's here. I've been running leadership programs for years, across very different industries. And the best ones weren't much different in content or in the facilitator. There was always something else that made a program work. The problem with most training is that nothing changes after it's finished. People learn something, go back to their desks, and carry on exactly as before. We tend to blame the content, or the facilitator, or the people. It's rarely any of those. The...

Hi Reader! In June of 2023, a small experimental submersible called the Titan descended into the Atlantic, bound for the Titanic wreck nearly 13,000 feet below the surface. It was part of a high-profile expedition led by OceanGate — a company that positioned itself as a pioneer in deep-sea exploration. The sub imploded during the dive. All five people on board were killed instantly. In the weeks that followed, the tragedy sparked headlines, speculation, and debate. But now, three years later,...

Hi Reader, Daria's here. I was talking with Rachel Sutherland recently — she runs People and Operations at a company of about fifty, growing fast from a startup into a scaleup. And of course, we talked about the transition that comes easy to no leader. You've heard plenty about the importance of delegation — "hire people smarter than you," the productivity math. But there's a part that makes it genuinely hard, and it isn't logistics. It's an identity shift. You built something by being close...