by Justin Clapp | Jul 13, 2026 | Leadership
A client asked me a question recently that I’ve heard, in one form or another, from nearly everyone I’ve worked with who built their own company. Why does it still feel like I’m the only one who can get things done? He had succeeded at scaling by...
by Justin Clapp | Jul 13, 2026 | Uncategorized
Some time ago, I sat down with my journal and looked at how I was actually spending my time. I noticed something interesting. Some work energized me just thinking about it. Other work felt heavy, even when it made complete logical sense. I saw how some actions pulled...
by Justin Clapp | Jul 13, 2026 | Uncategorized
How do we win this account? Where’s our advantage? How do we get our cost structure even tighter? Who are we beating? Successful leaders ask these questions so reflexively they stop noticing the questions are there. And nothing is wrong with them. They build...
by Justin Clapp | Jul 13, 2026 | Uncategorized
I used to think my design background was something to leave behind when I became a coach. I was wrong. For years I kept the two worlds separate. Design was the previous chapter: the training at RISD, fifteen years running a strategy and design firm. Coaching was the...
