No one wakes up thinking they are a poor leader. No one looks in the mirror and says, “Today, I’m going to make my team miserable.” Most leaders believe they are doing their best. They care about results. They care about people. They care about the mission. And yet the evidence tells another story. Most employees are disengaged. Trust in leadership is low. Top performers are walking away. If so many leaders think they are good, why are so many teams struggling? Because leadership blindness is...

This is a one chapter preview from Hire the Right W.H.O.M.: How to Build High Performing Teams With Work-Ethic, Heart, Optimism, and Maturity. It’s 1482. A restless genius named Leonardo da Vinci sits in his modest Florentine workshop, surrounded by his intricate sketches—war machines, architectural marvels, anatomical studies. But on this day, Leonardo is not sketching or sculpting. He’s selling. Word has reached him that Ludovico Sforza, Duke of Milan, is searching for talent to fortify his...

Jim Collins gave us the why. W.H.O.M. delivers the how.