Lars Sullivan

Let me be vulnerable for a moment. This morning, I looked at my plate and had an uncomfortable truth with myself: that wasn't just eggs and avocado. That was a strategic reframe of my entire morning ritual. We talk about culture being the silent engine of execution, but we rarely acknowledge that sometimes, strategy is what gets you to the restaurant in the first place. I sat there, fork in hand, and realized my breakfast was over-engineered. Three portions of protein. An unnecessarily complex drizzle of sriracha aioli. This is what happens when we lead with tactics instead of values. The plate was conceptually perfect but impossible to replicate. My team deserves a breakfast culture that doesn't require a Michelin-star manual to enjoy. So I pushed the plate aside. By honoring my body's actual hunger signals instead of my strategy documents, I unlocked a deeper trust with myself. That's the real breakfast. Culture ate my strategy this morning, and honestly, my digestion has never been more aligned.