Silence Is an Answer

Last week I asked if you’re listening to the market. Sometimes the loudest thing it says is nothing.

Oct 20 • Sean McStay

What is the market telling you, and are you listening?

People with great ideas are often at risk of building their idea instead of a solution.

Oct 14 • Sean McStay

September 2026

You Can’t Do Every Job Yourself | Building Cap City Landscaping

McStay on What Matters Episode 9 - Michael Daniele

Sep 22 • Sean McStay

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35:46

Leadership Means Giving Away the Room

The hardest opportunities to give away are often the ones that develop people most.

Sep 1 • Sean McStay

July 2026

We should have just built them a better house

Larry Clay on the upgrades his clients turned down fifteen years ago, who's living with that decision now, and leaving a lasting legacy the right way.

Jul 27 • Sean McStay

31:48

McStay on What Matters Ep 007 - Ian Morgan: Building an Architecture Firm That Stays Small on Purpose.

Ian Morgan of Next Architecture on renovating Edmonton's law courts without closing them, putting AI to work on RFPs, and why a flat, mid-sized firm is…

Jul 3 • Sean McStay

33:27

June 2026

The Succession Conversation Most Business Owners Avoid | Mike Mack, X5 Management

Who replaces you when you're gone?

Jun 19 • Sean McStay

40:16

You Don't Matter Unless You Matter to Me - With Tony Chapman

McStay on What Matters Episode 005

Jun 5 • Sean McStay and Tony Chapman

43:51

May 2026

The Best Salespeople Help Customers Think Clearly

A framework for honest selling.

May 27 • Sean McStay

You Cannot Recruit Your Way Out of a Skills Crisis

Steve Cadigan on why the future of work belongs to leaders who build trust, develop people faster, and create organizations where learning is part of…

May 21 • Sean McStay

41:02

The first story is usually too small

Why a little information can be more dangerous than none at all

May 8 • Sean McStay

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McStay on What Matters - 003 - Glenn Lesko and Judgement in leadership

In the third episode of McStay on What Matters, Sean sits down with Glenn Lesko, a partner at Pender and Howe and executive recruitment specialist with…

May 8 • Sean McStay

30:16