Ismail Elshareef

Maybe So, Maybe Not There's an ancient parable that might change how you see your worst day—and your best one.

There's an ancient parable that might change how you see your worst day—and your best one. It certainly did for me.

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Entropy Always wins Disorder is the natural state of everything.

While stasis isn't entropy, it creates the conditions for entropy to win. Because in human systems, if you’re not moving and evolving, you’re dying.

The Real Housewives of the White House How the Shameless and the Classless Are Redefining America

It was a scene lifted straight from the dregs of reality television—not Bravo, not MTV, but something lower, something meaner. Except this wasn’t a gaudy set in a Los Angeles studio. It was the White House.

When "Enough" is All You Need Why Some Efforts Lead to Success While Others Lead to Complexity and Failure

But too often, companies fall into the leadership overkill trap. They send managers to endless training sessions, pile on new frameworks, hold offsites to discuss leadership theory—all while real decisions pile up, unmade.

Ismail Elshareef on Substack I was thinking a lot about courage this week. The funny thing about courage is that it cannot exist in isolation. It is not a solitary force but one fueled by the support of others. Unlike bravery, w...

Courage is a team sport.

When Doubt is The Best Clarity You Need to Move Forward Doubt is your spidey sense trying to tell ya something, listen to it.

I still wish I’d listen to my own advice more often 🤦🏻‍♂️

The Victim, Bully, and Author: Which One is You? Work personas that define us and how to deal with them.

We’ve all been victims, bullies, and authors at one point or another in our careers. Sometimes we go in & out of these personas multiple times a day! The question is not what persona you were yesterday or a month ago, it’s what persona you consistently show up in for your team, peers, and managers.

Peacetime CEO/Wartime CEO Can Peacetime CEOs become Wartime CEOs?

According to Mr. Horotwitz, Wartime CEOs are constantly optimizing for rapid decision-making and are biased for action. I think those are essential rules to follow for Peacetime CEOs as well.