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Being kind is not the same as being liked Why leadership requires clarity, accountability and difficult conversations Dear Reader One of the hardest leadership skills is learning how to give bad news well. Not avoiding it.Not delaying it because it feels uncomfortable. Actually doing it. Recently, a leader asked me how best to tell a team member they were being let go. But what they were really worried about was this: “Will this break trust within the wider team?” My answer was simple: In my...
Trust, control and the temptation to rescue The leadership tensions no one really prepares you for Dear Reader One of the biggest surprises for me in leadership was realising how many tensions sit beneath the surface of what we often call “good leadership.” Not obvious right or wrong answers. Tensions. Over the past few weeks, I have been reflecting on two I see repeatedly in CEOs and leadership teams and honestly, in myself too: 🔍 How much visibility is helpful before it becomes control? 🛟...
Boards: one of your biggest assets, or a quiet constraint Why this is still one of the questions I get asked most often Dear Reader I have written about boards before. And yet it continues to come up in almost every conversation with CEOs. Not in theory.In practice. How do I make my board more useful?How do I get the right level of challenge?How do I work effectively with my Chair?How do we evolve the board as we scale?How do we handle CEO performance, succession, and strategy properly? Most...