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20 Tools To Stay Organized And Prevent Leadership Burnout While stress has always been part of the leadership role, growing challenges are not only resulting in disorganization, but also significant leadership burnout.

Interesting cocktail of tried-and-true low/no-tech solutions and new digital/AI products. What mix works for you?
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5 Crystal Clear Signs to Quickly Spot Someone With Good Leadership Skills Power, status, and charisma matter little. The humane side of leadership is the way forward.

Think about your favorite (or current) boss (or leadership team). How many of these qualities apply to them?
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The best leaders are spacious leaders. Here’s what that means This kind of manager creates space for others to participate, make choices, and be their best. Here’s how it works.

Spacious leadership sounds like a way to creating cultures and environments of psychological safety. What's your takeaway?
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Expert insights: How to maximize your podcast guest opportunity - Build Book Buzz Were you interviewed on a podcast? Discover the many ways you can maximize your podcast guest opportunity and open the door for more.

Appreciating Sandra Beckwith's article on best practices in leveraging podcast interviews - and for quoting me in it, amongst other experts' advice!
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3 powerful ways authentic leadership will transform your success - SmartBrief Authentic leaders face their dark side, learn from their past and cultivate self-awareness to align with their core values, writes LaRae Quy.

"Authentic leadership requires probing beneath the surface to confront past influences, cultivate self-awareness and align actions with core values ...
inspir[ing] trust, transparency and respect."
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Commentary: The manager meltdown – why disengaged leaders are costing us billions Managers of today are being asked to deliver more with less, and it's becoming increasingly unmanageable for them to square the circle, says EngageRocket's Dorothy Yiu.

Sound the alarm, if it isn’t already blaring: Gallup's 2025 report shows a new decline in employee engagement, driven by disengaged leaders and managers.
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7 ‘Quiet Cracking’ Behaviors That Are Killing Productivity Quiet cracking is a hidden threat to workplace productivity. Discover the top behaviors causing it and leadership strategies to stop the cycle.

New buzzword alert! "Quiet Cracking" now takes the stage as a precursor to employee disengagement and new variant of Quiet Quitting. While I can't keep track of all these silent assassins, Castrillon provides some solid antidotes to and vaccinations for it.
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What People Get Wrong About Psychological Safety Psychological safety—a shared belief among team members that it’s OK to speak up with candor—has become a popular concept. However, as its popularity has grown, so too have misconceptions about it. Such misunderstandings can lead to frustration among leaders and employees, stymie constructive debates, and ultimately harm organizational performance. In this article the authors identify the following six common misperceptions: Psychological safety means being nice; it means getting your way; it means job security; it requires a trade-off with performance; it’s a policy; and it requires a top-down approach. They explain why each misperception gets in the way and give advice on how to counter it. They also offer leaders a blueprint for building the kind of strong, learning-oriented work environment that is crucial for success in an uncertain world. Leaders should clearly communicate what psychological safety is and what it isn’t, and take steps to improve the quality of conversations and to establish structures and rituals that will help teams assess their progress in building a psychologically safe environment.

HBR's master class on misconceptions about psychological safety and how it is confused with toxic positivity ... and how Explicit Expectations actually help create and sustain psychogically-safe cultures.
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On the Brink with Andi Simon | Podcast | Special Guest Karl Habenstreit
On the Brink with Andi Simon | Podcast | Special Guest Karl Habenstreit YouTube video by simonassociates

Thank you, Andrea Simon, for hosting our recent conversation about "Explicit Expectations: The Essential Guide & Toolkit of Management Fundamentals" on your "On the Brink with Andi Simon" podcast! Always a pleasure to chat with you!
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An inside-out approach to leadership Explore how human-centric leadership and the inside-out approach can address public sector challenges by empowering teams in government.

McKinsey's take on "starting with self" in leadership; focus on humility, vulnerability, inspiring boldness, and empowering others.
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How Managing Up Demonstrates Leadership in the Workplace Learn how managing up helps you take initiative, build influence, and prove you're leadership-ready—no matter your title or level in the workplace hierarchy.

"Manage up," "Be more strategic," and "Show more executive presence" are oblique concepts that no one really defines or explains. Here's a clear way to operationalize "managing up."
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Are you really ready to be a manager? How to tell if you're ready to become a manger

Four introspective questions for assessing your readiness to take on managing people.
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The Six Mindsets That Set The Best CEOs Apart In an era where one misstep can cost a company billions—or a CEO their job—new research reveals the mental models driving sustained leadership success.

Really solid insights into how leaders can optimize their effectiveness! Note how EQ underlies several of them and how you can't succeed alone ...
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Curation is the new leadership superpower. Here are 3 ways to adopt a curation mindset The ability to curate talent, ideas, and innovation will define the next generation of leadership. Here's how to adopt a curation mindset.

You say "Curation," I say "Inclusion" ... two sides of the same coin, or a very much overlapping Venn diagram? Still, a necessary skill and behavior for effective leadership.
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Accidental Manager To Strategic Leader: The Leadership Identity Crisis The discomfort of leaving behind what once made you successful is a natural part of leadership growth. Remember: What got you here won’t get you there.

Intentionality and explicit expectations go hand in hand in contributing to effective, successful leadership, no?
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Warren Buffett’s Simple Rule for Keeping Your Cool (and Leading With Emotional Intelligence) A simple, powerful lesson from his mentor Tom Murphy helped Buffett become a calmer, wiser leader. It can do the same for you.

The power of the pause ... and what to do next, in service of self-awareness, empathy-building, and, ultimately, EQ development.
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What Makes a Leadership Team Effective? Start with These Eight Steps | Working Knowledge Michael Beer explains how to refine a top management team to advance a company's strategy.

Leadership Team Success Factors! Some solid advice to start and sustain LT effectiveness.
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How Successful Leaders Get More Done in Less Time | Entrepreneur The most successful leaders don't work longer; they manage their time with intention.

Time management remains a top challenge for everyone in today's multi-priority and distraction-filled world. Also, check out the still-relevant Urgent/Important Matrix is still relevant in helping you identify what's truly worthy of your immediate attention.
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54% of employees say they’re ‘quiet cracking’ The newest quiet labor trend is slowly eroding workplace productivity and is likely going unnoticed by many companies until it’s too late.

NEW BUZZWORD ALERT: "Quiet Cracking" seems to be the precursor to quiet quitting. The antidote is solid leadership (as is the usual remedy), focusing on role clarity, expectation alignment, and development.
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The New Language Of Leadership: 6 Phrases That Change Everything Leadership is evolving from authority to authenticity. Discover six language shifts modern leaders use to connect and shape culture in today’s workplace.

The nuanced right words and language lay the foundation for a psychologically-safe and inclusive culture. Consider these, more appropriate and engaging ways of reframing everyday business lingo.
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13 secrets to developing and leading a high-performing team Does your management style foster collaboration and trust?

This baker's dozen isn't really a secret - and it's still tidy to see them all in one place. What's implied and necessary in several of these, yet not explicitly stated, is to get to know your people, too.
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When You’re Overloaded—and Delegating Isn’t an Option If you and your team are too busy, it’s essential to take time to figure out how to work differently. Here are three key strategies you can use to reassess and reconfigure the work you do to free up v...

Sage advice from the Harvard Business Review. And don't forget to leverage the Eisenhower/Covey Urgent/Important Matrix in determining which low value activities can be deferred or eliminated altogether!
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How to drive performance without playing the blame game Why a fear-based leadership style isn't the best way to encourage high performance, and how you to build a culture of accountability.

Cool take on operationalizing accountability, especially in times of chaos, disengagement, and limited resources due to downsizings.
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This Kind of Leadership Is Key in Times of Low Worker Morale | Entrepreneur The absence of moral leadership is eroding trust and weakening employee engagement. Here's how leaders can address the challenge.

Loving how Gloria St. Martin-Lowry emphasizes many of the 7Cs from Explicit Expectations (clarity, consistency, confidence, communication, collaboration, compassion, and coaching)!
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Mastering Recognition As Your Superpower: A Key Leadership Skill Research from Gallup indicates that "most memorable recognition comes from an employee's manager," and yet only 1 in 3 workers strongly agree that they receive it.

Thank you Luciana Paulise for keeping this reminder front-and-center. I'd like to add that the Enneagram provides additional insights into how/for what each of your team members would like to be recognized.
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The Power Of Letting Go: Why Delegation Drives Organizational Success Micromanagement stifles growth. Discover how delegating tasks empowers teams, boosts productivity and unlocks the true power of effective, trust-based leadership.

In addition to Cheryl Robinson, Ed.D.'s insightful advice, I love the practice of asking your delegate to email you what their understanding of the delegated task is, ensuring expectations are fully transferred and clear, and a reference for follow-up.
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Neuroscience Says You Can Rewire Your Brain to Handle Conflict Like a Pro With These 5 Techniques These brain hacks help us handle disagreements like an expert.

Most of us don't enjoy conflict, yet it can be a productive and healthy means to better understanding of each others' perspectives and better decisions/solutions.
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Why Asking for Advice Is More Effective Than Asking for Feedback Conventional wisdom says you should ask your colleagues for feedback. However, research suggests that feedback often has no (or even a negative) impact on our performance. This is because the feedback...

Here's an intriguing pre-COVID Harvard Business Review article with a different take on feedback. How would you likely respond to "advice" rather than "feedback?"
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Rethinking Your Work? Start By Asking A Lot Of ‘Why’ Questions Today’s workers are asking: Does this job align with my life’s goals? Do I feel engaged, or mostly anxiety or burnout? Is my work meaningful? Why am I here?

There are some real nuggets in Jennifer Moss's work and research, all coming down to the importance of purpose at work. As Simon Sinek says, "Start with why."
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Focus on the Why and the How, the What will follow
Focus on the Why and the How, the What will follow YouTube video by Leadership Unlearned and Reframed

Thank you, Maxine Attong Founder of Gestalt Experience for Leaders, for our lovely and lively conversation! It's always a pleasure to chat with you! ICYMI, here's a recording of the LIVE event:
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