Let’s get uncomfortable - fast.
If you’re walking into January hoping to “ease in,” set a few fresh KPIs, and maybe roll out a culture survey…
You’re already losing ground.
Comfort is overrated.
Certainty? Shrinking by the week.
The world’s not waiting for you to catch your breath, and neither is your competition.
Every year, leadership teams everywhere replay the same Groundhog Day:
New calendar, old habits.
Grand plans, beige results.
“Let’s call it out:
Reset is a myth.”
Why Most “Resets” Crash and Burn
We love the ritual of the new year.
Clean diaries, grand intentions, a bit of “let’s do better this time.”
But the harsh truth?
Most resets are just business-as-usual with a shinier filter.
The highest-impact leaders - the ones I back and work with - aren’t waiting for the stars to align.
They’re not reckless, but they sure as hell aren’t playing safe.
They’re moving, asking sharper questions, surfacing friction (not hiding from it), and calling out the sacred cows, even when it’s awkward.
Here’s what I know:
Disruption is productive - if you design for it.
Momentum is manufactured, not gifted.
Comfort and chaos both cost, but playing small is the riskiest move of all.
Adaptiveness: Build the Muscle, Lose the Fantasy
Adaptiveness isn’t chaos, bravado, or big bangs for show.
It’s the discipline to name what’s really happening - especially when everyone else is skating by.
It’s asking better questions, and fast.
It’s mining conflict for gold, not glossing it over with positivity posters.
It’s creating mini-disruptions - jolts, sharp meetings, or a single brave conversation that makes business as usual impossible.
No beige, no buzzwords - just clarity, movement, and learning by design.
Disruption at Your Pace, Not Someone Else’s Playbook
Maybe you’re not itching for a revolution.
Maybe you’re still nursing bruises from last year’s chaos, or there’s pressure to deliver, yesterday.
I see you.
The leaders who make real change aren’t adrenaline junkies.
They move at the speed of their reality.
Sometimes that’s a single tough question.
Sometimes it’s a 2.5-hour targeted disruption - a jolt, not a gamble, designed to spark something real.
The secret?
It’s not the tactic.
It’s the choice to stop playing safe, say what needs saying, and move - even if just a little.
Stories from the Edge
I’ve watched teams ‘unstick’ a year’s worth of inertia in a single session - when someone finally says what’s been sitting in the background for months.
I’ve worked with leaders who took one commercial risk - challenged the untouchable - and saw a whole new wave of trust and progress break loose.
Not because they pressed “reset.”
Because they decided to disrupt, on purpose, and never looked back.
Questions Only the Brave Ask
Where are you choosing “ease” when you know you should choose edge?
If your team had to banish beige this month, what would change first?
Whose opinion are you missing because it’s inconvenient?
If you stay comfortable all quarter, what’s it really going to cost you?
No Permission Slip Needed
You don’t need a blank cheque.
You don’t need a roadmap with every step signed off.
You need the guts to disrupt your own status quo - one meeting, one decision, one spark at a time.
This year, skip the reset.
Get comfortable being uncomfortable.
Manufacture momentum - on purpose.
“Want a shortcut? There isn’t one.
But there’s always a first move.”
What’s yours?
This is Capital Idea.
This is Different by Design.
If you’re ready to trade comfort for edge - WELCOME.