Ideas
What I see in leadership teams
Pieces from the Professional Closeness Digest, my newsletter for senior leaders.
The first ninety minutes
Five leadership teams since the summer. In the first ninety minutes, someone always says it.
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Have I actually grown?
The signs of leadership growth get harder to see as you become more senior. Sometimes, they show up in what you no longer do.
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What your question does after you ask it
You've said something helpful and watched it land badly. The reason usually isn't what you said.
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Why I give serious people pointless tasks
Some things, a group can only feel itself doing when the situation is simple enough.
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Why some decisions never land
When meetings stall, the usual diagnosis is misalignment. But what if you’re actually on different internal clocks?
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What senior teams actually argue about
Sometimes the strategy debate isn't what actually needs to be solved.
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Why the most experienced leaders are the hardest to develop
When you have years of experience, you learn more than just how to lead.
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