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Eight Tenets of Effective Leadership
Sharing the tenets of effective leadership is my core mission. After researching and teaching foundational leadership practices for over a decade, these are eight tenets I know to be true…
What is Modern Leadership, Anyway?
Whether you’re a new or seasoned leader, this is your guide to modern leadership. Learn to develop & own your leadership with these strategies, resources, and tools.
Which is worse: a micromanager or a hands-off manager?
Getting the balance between micromanaging and hands-off managing was a lot harder than I anticipated.That's what I wrote about in my most recent article for Harvard Business Review, where I offer three red flags that you're leaning too far to either direction—and what you can do to offer your team the support and direction they need to succeed.
Five Essential Skills For Leaders
One of my clients is in the process of earning her graduate degree in organizational leadership and learning.
She’s taking a course this summer on leadership development, and she shared with me that the course materials included a list of 45 must-have core skills for leaders. She wondered about my take on the topic.
My eyes bugged out of my head for a second.
I definitely have a take: 45 core skills for leaders is an impossible standard. It sets all leaders up for failure. It’s unwieldy and overwhelming. And it puts leadership in a place where it will always be just out of reach.
My own leadership philosophy took a while to crystallize, but it's quite simple…
Insecurity & Leadership
I have a new puppy / sidekick / coworker named Rosie. She's an adorable, quickly-growing, rescue beagle/terrier mix, and she is my first dog ever. What does having a dog have to do with leadership? As it turns out—everything.