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First person reflections, stories, or hard earned lessons that build crediblity and resonate emotionally.


When "Good Work" Lowers the Bar

Mar 26, 2026

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9 min read

When "Good Work" Lowers the Bar

Excellence is a standard that drifts if you don’t hold it.

Jill Spaeth
Jill Spaeth
The Discipline of Not Pretending

Mar 19, 2026

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7 min read

The Discipline of Not Pretending

When ‘I don’t know’ Is the most senior answer in the room

Jill Spaeth
Jill Spaeth
The Discipline of Saying the Thing

Feb 12, 2026

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8 min read

The Discipline of Saying the Thing

When "waiting for the right time" becomes an avoidable leadership delay

Jill Spaeth
Jill Spaeth
The Discipline of Not Saying the Thing

Feb 5, 2026

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6 min read

The Discipline of Not Saying the Thing

Why being right too early is just another way of being wrong

Jill Spaeth
Jill Spaeth
Under Exhausted Judgement

Jan 29, 2026

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7 min read

Under Exhausted Judgement

A very avoidable leadership failure

Jill Spaeth
Jill Spaeth
CEO Essential Three

Dec 11, 2025

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11 min read

CEO Essential Three

Simplifying the CEO’s five responsibilities into the ones that matter most.

Jill Spaeth
Jill Spaeth
The Line I Bet My Career On

Nov 25, 2025

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6 min read

The Line I Bet My Career On

What meaning on the other side of ambition looks like

Jill Spaeth
Jill Spaeth
The Cost of Cool

Oct 30, 2025

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9 min read

The Cost of Cool

Are you guarding your image instead of showing your interest?

Jill Spaeth
Jill Spaeth
The Confidence Curve

Oct 16, 2025

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9 min read

The Confidence Curve

Growth trades fluency for friction.

Jill Spaeth
Jill Spaeth
The Silent Killer

Sep 25, 2025

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7 min read

The Silent Killer

Why protecting your principal’s energy isn’t strategy. It’s survival.

Jill Spaeth
Jill Spaeth
Fog or Fear

Sep 18, 2025

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8 min read

Fog or Fear

How to spot what’s really behind your principal’s hesitation

Jill Spaeth
Jill Spaeth
5 Takeaways, 8 Months Deep

Sep 12, 2025

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8 min read

5 Takeaways, 8 Months Deep

Operating truths seasoned Chiefs wrestle with: humility, discernment, leverage, rhythm and craft.

Jill Spaeth
Jill Spaeth
The Ceramic Cup

Sep 4, 2025

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6 min read

The Ceramic Cup

Privileges belong to the position. What you do with them is yours.

Jill Spaeth
Jill Spaeth
My Core Decision Making Lens

Jul 3, 2025

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5 min read

My Core Decision Making Lens

A mindset that helps me move faster by choosing better problems, not perfect outcomes.

I Got It

Jun 19, 2025

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8 min read

I Got It

An intentional way to build trust and the secret to becoming indispensable.

The Loneliest Burden

May 22, 2025

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7 min read

The Loneliest Burden

Why Chiefs of Staff Must See Financial Risk Before the CEO Does

Jill Spaeth
Jill Spaeth
Lessons in Leverage from COS 25

Apr 10, 2025

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6 min read

Lessons in Leverage from COS 25

Three takeaways for leading better from the second seat

Jill Spaeth
Jill Spaeth
How I Knew I Was Always a Chief of Staff

Mar 15, 2025

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8 min read

How I Knew I Was Always a Chief of Staff

From entrepreneur to the right hand of leadership—why this role was always mine to step into.

Jill Spaeth
Jill Spaeth

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