Tails From The Wolf’s Den

Tails from the Wolf’s Den is an ongoing archive of leadership observations originally shared on LinkedIn. These posts capture short, deliberate reflections on leadership, responsibility, judgment, and follow-through—drawn from lived experience rather than theory.

Wolf seated at an office desk looking out a window at a city skyline during sunset, with other wolves working at desks in the background.
Sean Clarke Sean Clarke

Leaders Eat Last - Because Leaders Sacrifice First

Leadership isn’t a title or a competency model. It’s sacrifice under pressure. Real leaders absorb risk so their people can breathe, eat, and focus. When leaders go last, teams notice. When leaders step forward first, trust forms. That ancient contract still defines credible leadership today.

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Sean Clarke Sean Clarke

Leading In The Pressure Cooker

By Day 3 of my first military leadership selection course, most of us were running on empty. The goal wasn’t knowledge—it was judgment under strain. This post looks at how leadership is really evaluated when stress removes every safety net.

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If leadership was an easy job everyone would be good at it…….

Leading friends is not easy

A trajectory change comes from the smallest influences

Slow is smooth and smooth is fast