Stop Treating Culture as a Side Project We’ve seen million-dollar integrations collapse because the acquiring company treated culture as an HR problem instead of a leadership problem. Culture is the integration. How do you assess culture before you sign? 🔗 linktree sam.jewel

The Power of Asymmetric Bets The best moves aren’t the safest — they’re the ones with a small downside and a massive upside. You don’t need to be reckless — you need to be asymmetric. What’s the smartest asymmetric bet you’ve taken? 🔗 linktree sam.jewel #Leadership

Why Good Ideas Die in Bad Timing A great idea at the wrong moment is still a failure. Timing isn’t luck — it’s pattern recognition. How do you read the timing in your own market? 🔗 linktree sam.jewel #Leadership #BusinessGrowth #Innovation #DecisionMaking

The Myth of the Lone Visionary The greatest leaders we’ve met weren’t solo geniuses. They were orchestrators of genius in others. How do you build a circle where vision multiplies? 🔗 linktree sam.jewel #Leadership #TeamBuilding #BusinessGrowth #Innovation

The Danger of Over-Optimisation Every system reaches a point where more efficiency creates fragility. Lean too far, and the smallest shock can break you. Where do you leave intentional slack in your business? 🔗 linktree sam.jewel #Leadership #BusinessStrategy #Resilience

Why We Don’t Chase Virality Virality burns hot and dies fast. We’d rather build reach the way we build deals — steadily, deliberately, and with the right audience in mind. Do you optimise for numbers or for depth? 🔗 linktree sam.jewel #Leadership #BrandStrategy #Networking

The Most Expensive Words in Business “We’ve always done it this way.” We’ve seen those six words cost more than any bad market turn. How do you stop tradition from turning into dead weight? 🔗 linktree sam.jewel #Leadership #Innovation #BusinessGrowth #Strategy

The Exit Strategy Most People Miss Everyone plans how to sell. Few plan how to leave without selling. Sometimes the most valuable exit is strategic withdrawal, not liquidation. What’s your endgame? 🔗 linktree sam.jewel #MergersAndAcquisitions #Leadership #BusinessStrategy

When Data Becomes a Crutch Data tells you what has been. Judgment tells you what’s coming. If you can’t decide without the spreadsheet, you’re not leading — you’re following. Where do you draw the line between data and instinct? 🔗 linktree sam.jewel #Leadership

The Silent Cost of Burnout in Deals Deals fail when the people running them are running on fumes. Burnout isn’t just personal — it’s strategic risk. What’s your early warning sign you’re burning the candle too hard? 🔗 linktree sam.jewel #Leadership #Resilience

The Advantage of Playing the Long Game Most players optimise for quarterly wins. If you’re playing for decades, you’ll make different moves — and win in different ways. Who do you know who’s genuinely playing the long game? 🔗 linktree sam.jewel #Leadership

Why the Best Negotiators Leave Something on the Table If you take everything, you get the deal — but you lose the relationship. The best deals leave the other side glad they came to the table. What’s the best example you’ve seen of a win-win deal? linktr.ee/sam.jewel

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New podcast in my new season on women in business this with Nicole McNaughton CEO of the Food Agribusness Network (FAN) on creating community farm to fork to keep farmers afloat and create markets. youtu.be/tE7CDEElYcQ?si…

podcast with community builder and ceo of FAN food network catch full podcast via link in bio

new podcast from women in business series please watch share and like from your favourite platform youtu.be/vvo8JvKrWJw?si…

small clip from this cool conversation I had with Masha her recently took her family back in to Russia… Watch the full podcast linktr.ee/sam.jewel