Insight

Sharp, strategic observations about power dynamics, decision-making, or org behavior that shift how a CoS sees the game.

May 14, 2026

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4 min read

You Warned You

Why smart people ignore obvious signals

Jill Spaeth

Apr 23, 2026

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4 min read

I Let That Go Too Far

When someone else's urgency becomes your action plan

Jill Spaeth

Apr 16, 2026

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3 min read

When Self-Awareness Turns Against You

The role only gets heavy when you make yourself the center of it.

Jill Spaeth

Apr 2, 2026

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8 min read

When to Yell the Thing?

Brenda Frese went hard. Maybe we should too.

Jill Spaeth

Feb 19, 2026

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6 min read

The Safety of Doing

The subtle altitude drop no one warns you about

Jill Spaeth

Jan 22, 2026

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7 min read

The Permission Addiction Tax

Why avoiding being wrong quietly kills judgement

Jill Spaeth

Dec 4, 2025

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9 min read

Keep It Simple

How Raising Cane’s built a $22B empire on conviction.

Jill Spaeth

Feelings, Friction & the Death of Momentum

Nov 6, 2025

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7 min read

Feelings, Friction & the Death of Momentum

How to recognize the swirl and redirect your team back to reality.

Jill Spaeth

Oct 2, 2025

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8 min read

Bias Towards Action

Speed creates the feedback loops that thinking alone never will.

Jill Spaeth

Listening Levels Part 3: Below the Surface

Jul 31, 2025

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11 min read

Listening Levels Part 3: Below the Surface

The most powerful thing you can say is nothing at all.

Jill Spaeth

Jul 24, 2025

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7 min read

Listening Levels, Part 2: Outward

Words are the decoy. The most trusted person in the room hears what no one else does.

Jill Spaeth

Jul 17, 2025

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9 min read

Listening Levels, Part 1: Inward

An overlooked skill that could be blocking your influence.

Jill Spaeth

Jul 10, 2025

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7 min read

You Think You’re Prepared. You’re Not.

Why most people blow high-stakes moments and how to stop being one of them.

Jun 12, 2025

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3 min read

The Relationship Equation

A foundational guide for Chiefs of Staff ready to build better relationships at work.

Jun 5, 2025

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9 min read

EA vs Chief of Staff

Forward-thinking principals don’t choose between an Executive Assistant and a CoS. They build with both.

May 8, 2025

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3 min read

The Quiet Power Behind Culture

Part three of the CEO mindset series: Why culture is the most overlooked (and powerful) lever for Chiefs of Staff.

Jill Spaeth

May 1, 2025

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8 min read

How CEOs Build the Executive Team

Part two of the CEO mindset series: How Chiefs of Staff strengthen executive leadership and help build teams that scale

Jill Spaeth

Apr 24, 2025

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6 min read

The CEO Mindset for Chiefs of Staff

Part 1 of a five-part series on thinking like a CEO as a Chief of Staff, starting with vision.

Jill Spaeth

Apr 17, 2025

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5 min read

COO vs Chief of Staff

Two distinct roles. One shared mission. Here's how to scope them right.

Jill Spaeth

Apr 3, 2025

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5 min read

Why Priorities Collapse

A mental framework for holding focus when pressure builds.

Jill Spaeth

Insight

You Warned You

I Let That Go Too Far

When Self-Awareness Turns Against You

When to Yell the Thing?

The Safety of Doing

The Permission Addiction Tax

Keep It Simple

Feelings, Friction & the Death of Momentum

Bias Towards Action

Listening Levels Part 3: Below the Surface

Listening Levels, Part 2: Outward

Listening Levels, Part 1: Inward

You Think You’re Prepared. You’re Not.

The Relationship Equation

EA vs Chief of Staff

The Quiet Power Behind Culture

How CEOs Build the Executive Team

The CEO Mindset for Chiefs of Staff

COO vs Chief of Staff

Why Priorities Collapse

Right Hand Brief