•Leadership
Team leader: Let your team be themselves at work
Diverse teams perform better when members don't waste energy "covering" their authentic selves—I've seen the best work from people who feel liberated to be themselves.
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•Leadership
The need to control your negative thoughts and feelings as a people manager
Your mood as a manager directly impacts your team's performance and company results—when job satisfaction drops 1%, financial results fall 2.5%.
•Leadership
Why behaving well is the first step to becoming someone worth following
Before you can lead others, you must master the golden rule—and understand that great ideas transcend language barriers and cultural differences.
•Geopolitics
Standing on your head to feel more optimistic about the US
I went from pessimism to understanding US politics by ditching reactive news for deeper sources—discovering why anxious voters have valid reasons to feel left behind.
•book review
Learn to Lead: no one is born a great people manager
Being a brilliant individual contributor doesn't automatically make you a great manager—it's a specialty requiring years of practice and a burning desire to learn.
•Leadership
Appreciate different business culture, personalities and ways of working
Working across Japan, Australia, and India taught me that effective leadership isn't about getting everyone to work like you—it's about adapting your style to each person.
•Leadership
Candid communication is a clear sign of a high performing team
When your team just agrees with the most senior person in the room, you're not getting the best ideas—you're building a culture where people stop speaking up.
•Leadership
Induction for Senior Leadership is critical for success yet often not done well
Most companies assume senior hires need minimal onboarding since they aced the interviews, yet without a structured 60-90 day plan, even brilliant leaders struggle to learn your unique team dynamics and processes.
•Leadership
The more senior you get, the more bad news you receive?
As you climb the ladder, bad news becomes your daily diet—here's how I learned to handle the mental toll before it consumed me and my entire team.