Hi! Great to see you here.
I'm Les McKeown, founder of Predictable Success and author of four books on leadership and organizational growth, including Predictable Success and The Synergist.
After a career as a serial entrepreneur and decades working with hundreds of leaders and leadership teams, I've learned that growth isn't about heroics. It follows predictable stages, and the leader's job is to know which stage their organization is in and lead accordingly. That's what this channel is about.
Most of what you'll find here are audio versions of my blog posts: short, practical pieces you can listen to in the time it takes to make coffee. Around them sits a growing library of videos on leadership, team decision-making, and getting your organization on a sustainable growth track.
If you'd like to go deeper, head to www.predictablesuccess.com for the blog, the books, the Predictable Success Leadership Styles (aka 'VOPS') Quiz and more.
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Title: `Missing hash key: "collectionThumbnailViewModel" (KeyError)` Date: `2026-07-14T17:02:23Z` Route: `/channel/UCVMJ3NIys5vmflT0WOFQs_A/streams` Version: `2026.02.07-118d635 @ (HEAD detached at v2.20260207.0)` <details> <summary>Backtrace</summary> <p> ``` Missing hash key: "collectionThumbnailViewModel" (KeyError) from /usr/share/crystal/src/hash.cr:1198:9 in '??' from /usr/share/crystal/src/json/any.cr:149:5 in 'process' from src/invidious/yt_backend/extractors.cr:524:17 in 'process' from src/invidious/yt_backend/extractors.cr:1035:17 in 'parse_item' from src/invidious/yt_backend/extractors.cr:1082:14 in 'extract_items' from src/invidious/channels/videos.cr:73:12 in 'get_60_livestreams:continuation:sort_by' from src/invidious/routes/channels.cr:127:34 in 'streams' from lib/kemal/src/kemal/route.cr:13:9 in '->' from src/invidious/helpers/handlers.cr:31:37 in 'call' from /usr/share/crystal/src/http/server/handler.cr:30:7 in 'call' from /usr/share/crystal/src/http/server/handler.cr:30:7 in 'call_next' from lib/kemal/src/kemal/filter_handler.cr:22:7 in 'call' from /usr/share/crystal/src/http/server/handler.cr:30:7 in 'call' from /usr/share/crystal/src/http/server/handler.cr:30:7 in 'call_next' from src/invidious/helpers/handlers.cr:80:12 in 'call' from /usr/share/crystal/src/http/server/handler.cr:30:7 in 'call' from /usr/share/crystal/src/http/server/handler.cr:30:7 in 'call' from /usr/share/crystal/src/http/server/handler.cr:30:7 in 'call_next' from src/ext/kemal_static_file_handler.cr:127:14 in 'call' from /usr/share/crystal/src/http/server/handler.cr:30:7 in 'call' from /usr/share/crystal/src/http/server/handler.cr:30:7 in 'call' from /usr/share/crystal/src/http/server/handler.cr:30:7 in 'call' from /usr/share/crystal/src/http/server/request_processor.cr:51:11 in 'handle_client' from /usr/share/crystal/src/fiber.cr:170:11 in 'run' from ??? ``` </p> </details>
Invidious encountered an error while trying to parse this item. For more information see below:
Title: `Missing hash key: "collectionThumbnailViewModel" (KeyError)` Date: `2026-07-14T17:02:23Z` Route: `/channel/UCVMJ3NIys5vmflT0WOFQs_A/streams` Version: `2026.02.07-118d635 @ (HEAD detached at v2.20260207.0)` <details> <summary>Backtrace</summary> <p> ``` Missing hash key: "collectionThumbnailViewModel" (KeyError) from /usr/share/crystal/src/hash.cr:1198:9 in '??' from /usr/share/crystal/src/json/any.cr:149:5 in 'process' from src/invidious/yt_backend/extractors.cr:524:17 in 'process' from src/invidious/yt_backend/extractors.cr:1035:17 in 'parse_item' from src/invidious/yt_backend/extractors.cr:1082:14 in 'extract_items' from src/invidious/channels/videos.cr:73:12 in 'get_60_livestreams:continuation:sort_by' from src/invidious/routes/channels.cr:127:34 in 'streams' from lib/kemal/src/kemal/route.cr:13:9 in '->' from src/invidious/helpers/handlers.cr:31:37 in 'call' from /usr/share/crystal/src/http/server/handler.cr:30:7 in 'call' from /usr/share/crystal/src/http/server/handler.cr:30:7 in 'call_next' from lib/kemal/src/kemal/filter_handler.cr:22:7 in 'call' from /usr/share/crystal/src/http/server/handler.cr:30:7 in 'call' from /usr/share/crystal/src/http/server/handler.cr:30:7 in 'call_next' from src/invidious/helpers/handlers.cr:80:12 in 'call' from /usr/share/crystal/src/http/server/handler.cr:30:7 in 'call' from /usr/share/crystal/src/http/server/handler.cr:30:7 in 'call' from /usr/share/crystal/src/http/server/handler.cr:30:7 in 'call_next' from src/ext/kemal_static_file_handler.cr:127:14 in 'call' from /usr/share/crystal/src/http/server/handler.cr:30:7 in 'call' from /usr/share/crystal/src/http/server/handler.cr:30:7 in 'call' from /usr/share/crystal/src/http/server/handler.cr:30:7 in 'call' from /usr/share/crystal/src/http/server/request_processor.cr:51:11 in 'handle_client' from /usr/share/crystal/src/fiber.cr:170:11 in 'run' from ??? ``` </p> </details>
Invidious encountered an error while trying to parse this item. For more information see below:
Title: `Missing hash key: "collectionThumbnailViewModel" (KeyError)` Date: `2026-07-14T17:02:23Z` Route: `/channel/UCVMJ3NIys5vmflT0WOFQs_A/streams` Version: `2026.02.07-118d635 @ (HEAD detached at v2.20260207.0)` <details> <summary>Backtrace</summary> <p> ``` Missing hash key: "collectionThumbnailViewModel" (KeyError) from /usr/share/crystal/src/hash.cr:1198:9 in '??' from /usr/share/crystal/src/json/any.cr:149:5 in 'process' from src/invidious/yt_backend/extractors.cr:524:17 in 'process' from src/invidious/yt_backend/extractors.cr:1035:17 in 'parse_item' from src/invidious/yt_backend/extractors.cr:1082:14 in 'extract_items' from src/invidious/channels/videos.cr:73:12 in 'get_60_livestreams:continuation:sort_by' from src/invidious/routes/channels.cr:127:34 in 'streams' from lib/kemal/src/kemal/route.cr:13:9 in '->' from src/invidious/helpers/handlers.cr:31:37 in 'call' from /usr/share/crystal/src/http/server/handler.cr:30:7 in 'call' from /usr/share/crystal/src/http/server/handler.cr:30:7 in 'call_next' from lib/kemal/src/kemal/filter_handler.cr:22:7 in 'call' from /usr/share/crystal/src/http/server/handler.cr:30:7 in 'call' from /usr/share/crystal/src/http/server/handler.cr:30:7 in 'call_next' from src/invidious/helpers/handlers.cr:80:12 in 'call' from /usr/share/crystal/src/http/server/handler.cr:30:7 in 'call' from /usr/share/crystal/src/http/server/handler.cr:30:7 in 'call' from /usr/share/crystal/src/http/server/handler.cr:30:7 in 'call_next' from src/ext/kemal_static_file_handler.cr:127:14 in 'call' from /usr/share/crystal/src/http/server/handler.cr:30:7 in 'call' from /usr/share/crystal/src/http/server/handler.cr:30:7 in 'call' from /usr/share/crystal/src/http/server/handler.cr:30:7 in 'call' from /usr/share/crystal/src/http/server/request_processor.cr:51:11 in 'handle_client' from /usr/share/crystal/src/fiber.cr:170:11 in 'run' from ??? ``` </p> </details>
Invidious encountered an error while trying to parse this item. For more information see below:
Title: `Missing hash key: "collectionThumbnailViewModel" (KeyError)` Date: `2026-07-14T17:02:23Z` Route: `/channel/UCVMJ3NIys5vmflT0WOFQs_A/streams` Version: `2026.02.07-118d635 @ (HEAD detached at v2.20260207.0)` <details> <summary>Backtrace</summary> <p> ``` Missing hash key: "collectionThumbnailViewModel" (KeyError) from /usr/share/crystal/src/hash.cr:1198:9 in '??' from /usr/share/crystal/src/json/any.cr:149:5 in 'process' from src/invidious/yt_backend/extractors.cr:524:17 in 'process' from src/invidious/yt_backend/extractors.cr:1035:17 in 'parse_item' from src/invidious/yt_backend/extractors.cr:1082:14 in 'extract_items' from src/invidious/channels/videos.cr:73:12 in 'get_60_livestreams:continuation:sort_by' from src/invidious/routes/channels.cr:127:34 in 'streams' from lib/kemal/src/kemal/route.cr:13:9 in '->' from src/invidious/helpers/handlers.cr:31:37 in 'call' from /usr/share/crystal/src/http/server/handler.cr:30:7 in 'call' from /usr/share/crystal/src/http/server/handler.cr:30:7 in 'call_next' from lib/kemal/src/kemal/filter_handler.cr:22:7 in 'call' from /usr/share/crystal/src/http/server/handler.cr:30:7 in 'call' from /usr/share/crystal/src/http/server/handler.cr:30:7 in 'call_next' from src/invidious/helpers/handlers.cr:80:12 in 'call' from /usr/share/crystal/src/http/server/handler.cr:30:7 in 'call' from /usr/share/crystal/src/http/server/handler.cr:30:7 in 'call' from /usr/share/crystal/src/http/server/handler.cr:30:7 in 'call_next' from src/ext/kemal_static_file_handler.cr:127:14 in 'call' from /usr/share/crystal/src/http/server/handler.cr:30:7 in 'call' from /usr/share/crystal/src/http/server/handler.cr:30:7 in 'call' from /usr/share/crystal/src/http/server/handler.cr:30:7 in 'call' from /usr/share/crystal/src/http/server/request_processor.cr:51:11 in 'handle_client' from /usr/share/crystal/src/fiber.cr:170:11 in 'run' from ??? ``` </p> </details>