Decide Like A Leader
“In the end, we are our choices.”
— Jeff Bezos
Welcome back to The Leader’s Brew—your midweek pour of strategic clarity, emotional awareness, and modern leadership insight. Whether you’re leading teams, making life calls, or decoding AI personalities—we’ve got you.
🔥 What’s Brewing?
🔹 The 10-10-10 Rule: How to Think Like a CEO
One decision. Three timeframes. The 10-10-10 rule asks: how will this choice feel in 10 minutes, 10 months, and 10 years?
Use this habit to make bolder, calmer decisions—without spiraling.
🔹 Beware Emotional Fatigue in Leadership
You don’t have to do it all to be respected. Leaders burn out when empathy becomes exhaustion.
This article is a reminder to rest your EQ—before it drains your IQ.
🔹 Bill Gates on the One Skill Every Leader Needs
Communication isn’t just a soft skill—it’s a survival one.
Bill Gates shares why storytelling, clarity, and repetition make the difference between ideas that fade and movements that grow.
“Telling the story of the work we do is a big part of my job” – Bill Gates
Need help with communication?
Whether it’s giving feedback, presenting your vision, or navigating awkward silence—great leaders train their voice.
If you’re ready to become someone people actually listen to:
⚡️ Tap into weekly reads on clear, confident communication
🔹 Do Large Language Models Have Values?
They don’t have feelings—but do they have vibes?
HBR breaks down new research comparing the "personalities" of major AI tools.
If ChatGPT feels friendly and Claude feels cautious... you’re not imagining it.
🦉 Perch murmurs: “Even the algorithms have brand personalities now.”
🍵 Try a New Blend?
🔹 Do You Know Type C?
Forget Type A and B—Type C is the new quiet achiever.
C stands for conscientious, careful, and conflict-averse. Sound familiar? This piece breaks down what makes Type C personalities quietly powerful.
“I might be Type C... or just emotionally caffeinated.” - Aspen
🏡 Home Brew Aroma
🔹 Managing Finances in Uncertain Times
Inflation. Interest rates. Income streams.
This practical guide helps leaders like you budget with purpose and build a cushion—without giving up the good coffee.
🦉 Perch holds his ledger and a latte: “Wealth is peace. Strategy is strength.”
💬 Let’s Brew Together
Have you ever made a decision you regretted... and then reframed it with the 10-10-10 rule?
Or learned a communication trick that changed how people listened to you?
👉 Share it with us. We might feature your story in an upcoming brew.
🧭 Final Tasting Notes
☑️ Think in decades, not just deadlines
☑️ Rest your empathy tank before it runs dry
☑️ Communicate with clarity, not complexity
☑️ Let AI intrigue you—but not replace you
☑️ Check in on your bank account and your bandwidth
Til the next — stay sharp, stay human, and stay caffeinated.
— The Leader’s Brew Team
(With Professor Perch & Aspen—currently arguing over which AI would make the best roommate)