What Is Pattern Recognition?

Business leaders need a whole new set of tools to be successful. It is no longer good enough to have expertise in your discipline. Leaders need interpersonal skills, empathy, awareness, and 3rd party objectivity to see the blind spots in all of us. Simply put, Pattern Recognition is the blend of business acumen and psychology that makes leaders great. If you want to be the very best, understanding your personal biases and obstacles will need to merge with tools to build the best teams, achieve loyal followers, and accelerate your organization in the marketplace. These skills are not learned in B-school. They are made from 20 years of experience and hundreds upon hundreds of conversations, interactions, and downright failures.

There is no emotional, fortune-cookie wisdom here. Our insights have a practical application for your management style and focus on making better leaders. Some of this may apply to your personal life, but the insights you glean from us have direct causation: better leaders make better organizations.

Author, Investor, and Board-Advisor to the new generation of Silicon Valley success stories takes insights from Sand Hill Road, the global entrepreneurial community, and a rigorous study of psychology to the podcast. Many have listened to the prior podcast, Foundersplace, and wanted more. Pattern Recognition builds on that success and those conversations to uncover every leader’s traits that hold them back.

Most organizations just accept lousy leaders. Don’t we deserve better leadership? Is there any reason why we should not demand it?