Mid career can be a dangerous time. What made us successful can also become traps that eventually sink our careers. Active inertia is one culprit.| Leading Sapiens
Context is a powerful tool in leadership but goes underutilized and misunderstood - a deep dive into why mastering context is essential to effective leadership.| Leading Sapiens
Framing is a key skill to create psychological safety and improve performance. But most leaders are unaware or don't know how to get better at it.| Leading Sapiens
Ever wonder why that particular initiative of yours never got traction? Organizational politics kills more initiatives than people realize, and happens both at leadership and individual contributor levels. Understanding some of the dynamics can help to better navigate the terrain. Three organizational layers and their experiences * The individual contributor: You| Leading Sapiens
Setting high standards is well understood. But a critical step often gets left out. Bezos captured this key idea in his 2017 shareholder letter.| Leading Sapiens
Two essential questions anyone considering a midlife career change should ask. Not being clear on them can lead to later regrets and mistakes.| Leading Sapiens
Choice is typically not thought of in the context of goals. This is a mistake as it's fundamental to setting effective goals and peak performance.| Leading Sapiens
Balancing the long term with the short term is an ongoing challenge for leaders. Peter Drucker addressed how to go about it in his writings.| Leading Sapiens
Locus of control refers to how we view circumstances in terms of the amount of control we have over situations and the experiences that affect us. I look at locus of control specifically in the context of leadership and management: how locus of control impacts leadership performance, and how it| Leading Sapiens