Every leader we work with is feeling it — the whiplash of uncertainty, the pressure to make the right call when the ground keeps shifting. In moments like this, “control the controllables” can feel like a tired cliché. But here’s the truth: the most effective CEOs aren’t trying to control everything. They’re doubling down on the parts of the business they can shape with confidence. You may not know what demand will look like six months from now but you do know what it takes t

Every leader wants to scale.  The best ones know scaling starts by cutting through complexity. In this clip,  TJ Kanaris , former President of  Select Food Products , talks about the hardest part of strategy: making tough choices. When his leadership team went through the T&C strategy process, they faced difficult questions: Aspirations: How big do we want to be? Focus Areas: Which category segments to serve? Which channels and products to prioritize? Which packaging formats