A Collection of Thoughts on Leadership
In case you haven’t heard, I’m starting a new series interviewing leaders on how they navigating a change or challenge. The first one lands next week. I can’t wait to share it.
I've been writing about leadership the past three years. I've covered a wide range of topics. I’ve used different mediums so they’re scattered — some are here, others are on my site or on Medium. When I decided to write about leadership I knew I wanted to find new ways of writing about a perennial topic. I hate being bored and figured others might feel this way too. While some titles make the topic obvious, others are more obscure like “traversing liminal space”. I thought a table of contents might be useful — a sort of a resource guide. Please note, this isn’t an exhaustive list of everything I’ve written. I’ve selected those I think most relevant to leadership. There is no order other than the way I thought of them.
Leader Well-Being
Why leaders feel lonely
Leader burnout
Why some leaders become workaholics
Navigating the negative emotions that accompany leadership
The unexpected dissonance leaders feel
Navigating the organization
The role of gossip in companies
Leadership and org strategy are intertwined
Whether protecting the team is helpful
Navigating tricky behavior in organizations
Why some new leaders fail
What truth tellers in the company can teach us
Ensuring we have the same expectations about the role
How to make new leaders more successful
A common scaling mistake
Handling organizational debt
Navigating organizational change
Why leadership voids appear
General Leadership
Treating leadership like experience design
One way to gauge team dysfunction
How to recognize fear in others
Making unpopular decisions
Building and keeping trust with the team
How to get a more realistic view of leadership
A few myths about leadership
How to create feedback loops
The cost of workaholic leaders
Leaders make mistakes too
Managing the flood of complaints
Whether leaders are born or made
Managing the toxic behavior everyone dislikes
The pace and expectations of leadership
I’ve written many others on the topic of leadership but thought this was a good reading list for now. As always, I love knowing what you want to hear about. Share your thoughts in the comments.
Until next time, be well.
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