Category Archive: Leadership Development

Don’t Overthink Care

Who has time to care for people when there’s so much to do? I hope that sounds stupid.

I talk myself out of expression care. I don’t want to pry. What if I make people uncomfortable?

Sometimes care is a simple question.

3 Challenges an Introvert Faces in Leadership

“There are two categories of people in the world, those who divide the world into two categories and those who don’t.” Unattributed I was asked what I would say to introverts who aspire… Continue reading

Wisdom From Three Stoics for Leaders

The wisdom of today was discovered centuries ago.

These quotes from the Stoics reflect the relevance of ancient wisdom to leaders today.

The reason learning is hard.
The path to tranquility.
The reluctance to confess faults.

3 Ways to Jumpstart One-On-Ones

Don’t have one-on-ones if you don’t have time to prepare. You can prepare in minutes.

Is the person you’re talking with worth three minutes of preparation?

Here are three ways to jumpstart one-on-ones.

What do you think?

4 Ways Sadness Leads to Gladness

There’s nothing wrong with feeling down. You don’t have to sing “Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah” when it hits the fan.

Give yourself a break.

Sadness leads to gladness, but it’s a roundabout route.

Here are 4 ways sadness leads to gladness.

5 Ways to Practice Vulnerability for Leaders

What’s the difference between vulnerability and oversharing?

The people who change us let themselves be seen.

How can you let yourself be seen? How much is too much?

I decided to focus on being vulnerable like a leader in this post.