The higher you go, the harder it gets to find someone who'll tell you something other than what you want to hear. CEOs, board chairs, executives, people building out their own personal board of directors, anyone trying to move their thinking forward: that's where I come in. A genuinely different lens, brought carefully, held lightly.

Take what's useful and leave the rest. Not always simpler, but more of the picture is in front of you, and the decisions get better for it.