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Leadership Insights, Small & Medium Sized Business, Culture & Alignment, Strategy & Growth, Founder Perspective, Team Performance, Management & Accountability, Organizational Health Kurtis Graham Leadership Insights, Small & Medium Sized Business, Culture & Alignment, Strategy & Growth, Founder Perspective, Team Performance, Management & Accountability, Organizational Health Kurtis Graham

Comfort Is Rarely Neutral. It Charges Interest.

Comfort isn’t neutral.
It just feels that way, until it starts charging interest.

This week’s Leadership In Focus newsletter looks at a pattern we see constantly with founders and leaders of growing businesses:

Getting used to doing things a certain way.
Carrying the heaviest load yourself.
Assuming your people “know what to do.”
Trusting that momentum will simply continue.

Comfort can feel like stability; but left unchecked, it quietly becomes risk.

In this issue, we explore:

  • Why comfort stalls growth before it breaks things

  • How overconfidence and habit creep into leadership

  • What it really takes to equip your team to carry the future with you

If you’re feeling the weight of “I should be further by now,” this one’s for you.

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Leadership In Focus, Culture & Behaviour, Mindset & Performance, Personal Development, Strategy & Growth Curtis Scaplen Leadership In Focus, Culture & Behaviour, Mindset & Performance, Personal Development, Strategy & Growth Curtis Scaplen

Separation Season: Why December Creates Real Leaders

December isn’t a slowdown season, it’s a separation season. When most people coast, the leaders who keep showing up quietly pull ahead. This week’s Leadership In Focus dives into the mindset shifts that turn December into your biggest advantage.

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