Every leader relies on maps. They are not geographic ones, but strategic ones: frameworks, dashboards, models, and plans that guide how we see the world. But what happens when those maps stop matching reality?
In this episode, we explore the story of Gerardus Mercator, the 16th-century mapmaker whose revolutionary projectionchanged how the world navigated, and quietly distorted, how we viewed global importance for centuries. The result? A powerful reminder that even our most trusted tools can shape our perspective in ways we don’t see. The best leadersknow when it’s time to update their maps.
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