September 18, 2026
Eliminate Single Points of Success: Why Victory Now Requires a Team, Not a Hero
One of V7's oldest philosophies is simple: eliminate single points of success. Don't build a win that depends entirely on one person.
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September 16, 2026
Voice, Doubled: Speaking to People and Prompting Agents Without Losing Yourself
Voice has always meant one thing: keeping your word, to yourself and to others, and communicating with integrity in both directions.
Read the essaySeptember 14, 2026
The Vigilance Problem: What Happens When You Over-Delegate Your Own Thinking
Vigilance has always meant sticking with your practices — routines, ongoing learning, staying humble as your island of knowledge grows and your shoreline of ignorance grows right along with it.
Read the essaySeptember 12, 2026
Play the Orchestra: What Versatility Means When Your Team Includes Agents
\"Play the orchestra\" used to mean something fairly specific: know your people well enough to put the right person on the right task, and don't try to be the best at everything yourself.
Read the essaySeptember 10, 2026
Vision in the AI Era: Throwing the Dart When the Target Keeps Moving
The old advice was simple: throw an intelligent dart into the future, then work backward to figure out what you need to do today. Good advice. Still true.
Read the essaySeptember 8, 2026
Two Ways Leaders Are Failing Right Now (And a Third Way)
There are two failure modes showing up everywhere right now, and neither one looks dramatic from the outside.
Read the essaySeptember 6, 2026
You Already Know the Moment
It's not a someday problem. It's the meeting where you caught yourself explaining a decision to an AI tool the way you'd explain it to a new hire.
Read the essaySeptember 4, 2026
Everyone Is a Leader Now: Why AI Made Leadership Universal, Not Optional
There's a belief this whole company is built on: everyone is a leader. Not \"everyone should try to be one.\" Everyone already is.
Read the essaySeptember 2, 2026
The Hybrid Leader's Field Guide: Humans, Agents, and the Seven V's in the AI Era
You didn't get a memo announcing this, but at some point in the last few years, your team changed. One day you were leading people. Now you're leading people and agents.
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