Category: Leadership

Leadership

Culture is Your Primary Job

Death valley is known for its harsh weather and for being the place where the highest ever ambient air temperature was recorded (134F). It is a desert valley for most of the year. However, in 2005, the valley got heavy rainfall which led to, what is called a super bloom. The valley was blanketed with blooming flowers all around. When the environment becomes conducive, even the most harshest place for life to exist comes alive. The same thing is true when it comes to the performance of people. If we are able to create a conducive environment, people bloom and […]

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Two Crucial Responsibilities of Good Leaders

As leaders, we have two crucial responsibilities: 1. Believe that you are at the right position and at the right time and that either you have the skills needed to succeed with the team or have the capacity to learn what you need to succeed as a team. 2. Help your team develop their self belief by believing in them and lead them to success. As they say, their success is their success and their failure is yours. In success and in failure, look for lessons to learn that can help us in becoming better and increase our belief in […]

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Because I am Worth It

Ilon Specht’s iconic “L’Oréal” tagline, created in 1971, significantly impacted feminism and highlighted the power of clear communication. This post is about lessons for leaders that we can learn from this iconic piece of creativity.

Leadership

Twenty-Five Lenses for Reframing Problems to Solve them like a Pro

Leaders must understand problems to guide teams effectively. A common mistake is not fully exploring issues. By adopting different perspectives and reframing problems—as suggested by James Gilmore and Stephen Shapiro—we can simplify or broaden our approach, focus on impactful factors, and innovate solutions. Reframing through 25 methods in 5 categories helps identify root issues and leverage various solutions. Quality solutions depend on the questions we ask, and combining reframes offers diverse, impactful resolutions.

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Emergent Leadership

Leaders must adopt emergent leadership in a rapidly changing world with new workforce expectations, technological advancements, and increasing competition. Becoming intentional, aware, and capable of sense-making is key, alongside viewing actions as experiments and monitoring for unintended consequences, thus necessitating continuous dynamic adaptation and a cultural shift away from rigid planning towards empowerment and engagement.