--- title: All articles - Linus Murphy description: Essays by Linus Murphy for CEOs and senior teams on leadership, culture and performance. url: https://linusmurphy.com/articles/ language: en-GB type: website author: Linus Murphy author_url: https://linusmurphy.com/about/ --- # All articles Field notes for CEOs and senior teams: the live problem, the evidence, and what I would do this week. The longer coaching conversation is in [the Leadership Guide](https://linusmurphy.com/guide/). [![Open notebook of scribbles under a desk lamp beside coffee and a pen](https://linusmurphy.com/images/articles/spot-executive-burnout-before-the-board-does.webp)](https://linusmurphy.com/articles/spot-executive-burnout-before-the-board-does/) 5 November 2026 • [Personal Mastery & Well-being](https://linusmurphy.com/personal-mastery-well-being/) ### [Spot Executive Burnout Before the Board Does](https://linusmurphy.com/articles/spot-executive-burnout-before-the-board-does/) [![Red running-track lanes leading towards a glass office building in mist](https://linusmurphy.com/images/articles/what-elite-sport-taught-me-about-boardroom-performance.webp)](https://linusmurphy.com/articles/what-elite-sport-taught-me-about-boardroom-performance/) 19 October 2026 • [Personal Mastery & Well-being](https://linusmurphy.com/personal-mastery-well-being/) ### [What Elite Sport Taught Me About Boardroom Performance](https://linusmurphy.com/articles/what-elite-sport-taught-me-about-boardroom-performance/) [![Two empty facing chairs with a closed folder on a small round table](https://linusmurphy.com/images/articles/difficult-conversations-ceos-keep-postponing.webp)](https://linusmurphy.com/articles/difficult-conversations-ceos-keep-postponing/) 3 October 2026 • [Team & Culture Performance](https://linusmurphy.com/team-culture-performance/) ### [Difficult Conversations CEOs Keep Postponing](https://linusmurphy.com/articles/difficult-conversations-ceos-keep-postponing/) [![Open notebook and water glass on a light table before a city dawn window](https://linusmurphy.com/images/articles/why-executive-energy-is-a-leadership-system.webp)](https://linusmurphy.com/articles/why-executive-energy-is-a-leadership-system/) 16 September 2026 • [Personal Mastery & Well-being](https://linusmurphy.com/personal-mastery-well-being/) ### [Why Executive Energy Is a Leadership System](https://linusmurphy.com/articles/why-executive-energy-is-a-leadership-system/) [![Grid of blank sticky notes on a dark wall beside an empty lined scoreboard](https://linusmurphy.com/images/articles/build-an-accountability-culture-that-scales.webp)](https://linusmurphy.com/articles/build-an-accountability-culture-that-scales/) 30 August 2026 • [Team & Culture Performance](https://linusmurphy.com/team-culture-performance/) ### [Build an Accountability Culture That Scales](https://linusmurphy.com/articles/build-an-accountability-culture-that-scales/) [![Cluttered sticky-note desk beside a calm black desk with one notebook and a blank screen](https://linusmurphy.com/images/articles/founder-to-ceo-transition-nobody-briefs-you-for.webp)](https://linusmurphy.com/articles/founder-to-ceo-transition-nobody-briefs-you-for/) 13 August 2026 • [Executive & Leadership Coaching](https://linusmurphy.com/executive-leadership-coaching/) ### [The Founder-to-CEO Transition Nobody Briefs You For](https://linusmurphy.com/articles/founder-to-ceo-transition-nobody-briefs-you-for/) [![Wooden chess knight mid-move beside a closed laptop and a steaming coffee cup](https://linusmurphy.com/images/articles/how-ceos-decide-better-under-pressure.webp)](https://linusmurphy.com/articles/how-ceos-decide-better-under-pressure/) 28 July 2026 • [Executive & Leadership Coaching](https://linusmurphy.com/executive-leadership-coaching/) ### [How CEOs Decide Better Under Pressure](https://linusmurphy.com/articles/how-ceos-decide-better-under-pressure/) [![Open hands presenting blank cards on a light wood table](https://linusmurphy.com/images/articles/psychological-safety-at-the-executive-table.webp)](https://linusmurphy.com/articles/psychological-safety-at-the-executive-table/) 11 July 2026 • [Team & Culture Performance](https://linusmurphy.com/team-culture-performance/) ### [Psychological Safety at the Executive Table](https://linusmurphy.com/articles/psychological-safety-at-the-executive-table/) [![Round dark-wood table ringed by empty grey executive chairs](https://linusmurphy.com/images/articles/why-coach-the-executive-team-not-just-the-ceo.webp)](https://linusmurphy.com/articles/why-coach-the-executive-team-not-just-the-ceo/) 24 June 2026 • [Team & Culture Performance](https://linusmurphy.com/team-culture-performance/) ### [Why Coach the Executive Team, Not Just the CEO](https://linusmurphy.com/articles/why-coach-the-executive-team-not-just-the-ceo/) [![Empty corner office at dusk with a desk lamp, closed laptop, and city lights](https://linusmurphy.com/images/articles/lonely-at-the-top-designing-support-for-ceos.webp)](https://linusmurphy.com/articles/lonely-at-the-top-designing-support-for-ceos/) 7 June 2026 • [Personal Mastery & Well-being](https://linusmurphy.com/personal-mastery-well-being/) ### [Lonely at the Top: Designing Support for CEOs](https://linusmurphy.com/articles/lonely-at-the-top-designing-support-for-ceos/) [![Closed notepad and fountain pen on a dark table, a blurred meeting beyond the glass](https://linusmurphy.com/images/articles/executive-presence-is-a-decision-discipline.webp)](https://linusmurphy.com/articles/executive-presence-is-a-decision-discipline/) 22 May 2026 • [Executive & Leadership Coaching](https://linusmurphy.com/executive-leadership-coaching/) ### [Executive Presence Is a Decision Discipline, Not a Costume](https://linusmurphy.com/articles/executive-presence-is-a-decision-discipline/) [![Empty charcoal chair behind a clear walnut desk in a quiet office](https://linusmurphy.com/images/articles/why-ceo-coaching-beats-generic-leadership-training.webp)](https://linusmurphy.com/articles/why-ceo-coaching-beats-generic-leadership-training/) 5 May 2026 • [Executive & Leadership Coaching](https://linusmurphy.com/executive-leadership-coaching/) ### [Why CEO Coaching Beats Generic Leadership Training](https://linusmurphy.com/articles/why-ceo-coaching-beats-generic-leadership-training/) [![Man in glasses at a desk holding his head while looking at a computer](https://linusmurphy.com/images/articles/ceo-blindspots.webp)](https://linusmurphy.com/articles/why-defining-blind-spots-is-mission-critical/) 7 May 2025 • [Personal Mastery & Well-being](https://linusmurphy.com/personal-mastery-well-being/) ### [Why defining blind-spots is mission-critical](https://linusmurphy.com/articles/why-defining-blind-spots-is-mission-critical/) [![Three people talking at a high-rise table with a city skyline behind them](https://linusmurphy.com/images/articles/team-awareness.webp)](https://linusmurphy.com/articles/why-self-team-awareness-pays-board-level-dividends/) 11 April 2025 • [Team & Culture Performance](https://linusmurphy.com/team-culture-performance/) ### [Why Self & Team Awareness Pays Board-Level Dividends](https://linusmurphy.com/articles/why-self-team-awareness-pays-board-level-dividends/) [![Board members seated along a conference table during a meeting](https://linusmurphy.com/images/articles/visionary-leaders.webp)](https://linusmurphy.com/articles/why-transferring-vision-is-the-ceos-job-one/) 7 March 2025 • [Executive & Leadership Coaching](https://linusmurphy.com/executive-leadership-coaching/) ### [Why transferring vision is the CEO’s job-one](https://linusmurphy.com/articles/why-transferring-vision-is-the-ceos-job-one/)