A Glimpse Into Our Work

What’s the difference between decision-making and decision leadership?

In this conversation, Esther breaks down why strong leaders don’t just focus on the decision itself, but on the full arc: how they prepare for it, navigate it, and carry people through it.

They explore why teams often rush to decisions, how to invite meaningful input without slowing down, and how clarity and transparency can actually accelerate progress.

The conversation closes with a practical challenge: treat every decision as a learning opportunity, and share those learnings to build stronger teams over time.

Teams will inevitably experience friction. But conflict doesn’t have to signal dysfunction—it can signal growth.

In this clip, Susan Asiyanbi, CEO of The Olori Network, describes how she and her team help leaders reframe breakdowns as learning opportunities.

When executives pause to reflect on what happened, name their contributions, and ask “What can we learn from this?”, even tense moments become catalysts for alignment and breakthrough.

One of the most common things Susan hears from executives is, “This takes too long.”

Her response? You’re already spending that time—just not productively.

Every breakdown that goes unaddressed, every missed opportunity for vulnerability or learning, every cycle of rework and repair—that’s lost time. And over months or years, it compounds into something much bigger.

True leadership work is adaptive, not just technical. It asks for reflection, dialogue, and deliberate steps forward. Slowing down at the start to address what’s real often saves exponentially more time later.