Pete Logan: Building Resilience in High-Stake Situations #211

When stakes are high, most teams don’t fail because they lack effort. They fail because they lack clarity, rehearsal, trust, and emotional control when pressure rises. This conversation breaks down how high-performance teams prepare for uncertainty before it arrives, and why those same principles apply far beyond combat or special operations. A central idea is that strong execution starts with a clear shared vision. In military planning, that vision is captured through “commander’s intent,”…

Trent Hein: Leading with Intention in a Fast-Changing Tech Environment #210

Cybersecurity leaders face a paradox: the pace of technological change accelerates daily, yet teams need stable direction to perform. In this episode, Trent Hein, three-time founder and co-author of the Unix and Linux System Administration Handbook, explains how organizations can set a clear vision without constantly pivoting toward every new trend. The core framework Hein advocates is design thinking applied to strategy. Rather than chasing technical minutiae, leaders should start by mapping the…

Scott Eblin: Leadership Presence: Reclaiming Attention Through Mindfulness and Intentional Routines | #209

Leaders at every level feel the crush of constant demands, overflowing calendars, and the pressure to push harder. The problem isn't a lack of ambition—it's a lack of presence. When you're trapped in chronic fight-or-flight mode, judgment erodes, relationships become purely transactional, and the very behaviors that made you successful start to hold you and your team back. This episode delivers a practical blueprint for breaking that cycle. Executive coach and author Scott Eblin joins Simon to unpack…