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Leading When You’re Managing More People Than Ever
Managing more people with fewer resources can make you feel like you’re constantly putting out fires. The path out of this management overload starts with a shift in how you...
Create an Environment for Constructive Disagreement
Yesterday we shared strategies for how to use language in disagreements. If you want people to share bold ideas and challenge assumptions, you also need to create the right environment...
What to Say When Disagreeing
Constructive disagreement can spark creativity, prevent costly errors, and drive better decisions. To keep disagreements from escalating into conflict, you need to use language that shows your counterparts that you’re...
Building a Company That Lasts Beyond Its Founder
Many companies falter when their early leaders step away—not because their vision was wrong, but because it wasn’t built to endure. If you want your organization to outlast you, your...
How Departing CEOs Can Exit Gracefully
Yesterday we shared five ways board members can orchestrate a successful CEO exit. But what about the person leaving the role? Exiting the CEO role isn’t just a logistical shift—it’s...
How Boards Can Get CEO Transitions Right
Too many CEO exits are treated like terminations, not transitions. Organizations fall back on boilerplate legal language—don’t poach, don’t disclose, don’t disparage—rather than crafting a deliberate plan for continuity, culture,...
Is AI “Workslop” Plaguing Your Team?
Generative AI use has surged in workplaces—but it’s not always helpful. When used thoughtlessly, AI tools can produce what researchers call “workslop”: polished, passable output that lacks depth, creating more...
Leading Effectively Under a Chaotic CEO
When a CEO is hard to work with, the ripple effects can be quick and damaging. If your CEO is unpredictable, dismissive, or intolerant of dissent—but still delivering on financial...
How to Redesign Entry-Level Jobs in the Age of AI
As companies find ways for AI to automate routine tasks, entry-level roles are at risk of disappearing. But instead of eliminating these jobs, you can redesign them to develop talent,...
5 Behaviors That Lead to Disruptive Innovation
Disruptive innovation doesn’t start with a breakthrough product—it starts with a mindset. Whether you’re designing software or writing cookbooks, certain behaviors can help you challenge the status quo and create...
Put Your Values to the Test with 4 Questions
Yesterday we outlined six ways to identify your core values to improve your decision-making. Now it’s time to test them. Once you’ve identified a few themes from your answers, label...
6 Steps to Identifying Your Core Values
As a leader, you’ll face numerous high-stakes situations. When there’s no clear playbook for how to handle them, your personal core values can guide your most difficult decisions. But to...
Maintain Momentum When Your C-Suite Is Indecisive
When executive indecision stalls progress, your leadership becomes the engine that keeps momentum alive. Instead of waiting for clarity from above, use these strategies to manage up and move your...
Focus Your Team on Either Learning or Performance
In today’s workplace, teams are often asked to perform flawlessly while also learning and innovating. But trying to pursue both equally can backfire. Teams achieve more when they commit to...
Steady Your Team in Anxious Times
In times of uncertainty, your team looks to you not just for strategy, but for reassurance and direction. To move people from fear to confidence, you need to show up...
Mitigate Loneliness on Your Team
Loneliness isn’t just a personal struggle—it’s a workplace challenge that quietly erodes trust, creativity, and performance. As a leader, you can counteract it by embedding connection directly into how your...
Avoiding the AI Experimentation Trap
With headlines questioning AI’s value, it’s tempting to see experimentation as a waste. But the real problem isn’t trying new things—it’s unfocused efforts that fail to connect to real business...
Should You Delegate That Decision?
As a senior leader, your calendar is packed, and the decisions you have to make are many. But not every call should be yours to make. To lead effectively—and sustainably—you...
Protect Your Team in a Toxic Culture
When morale is low and organizational dysfunction is high, your team needs more than encouragement—they need protection. As a leader, your job is to buffer them from organizational chaos. Here’s...
How to Manage a Sprawling Team—Without Burning Out
When your team expands rapidly but your support system doesn’t, the result is often leadership overload. Here’s how to adjust your approach so you don’t get buried—and your team doesn’t...