My (mostly) weekly thoughts on leadership, high performance, wellbeing and more.
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Leading at scale: how to make the shift from hub to network
The hub model of leadership breaks down at scale. Four practical shifts for moving from single hub to architect of a network with multiple, autonomous nodes, and why the decisions only you can make are the ones that carry the most weight.
Leading at scale: when leaning in harder makes it worse
When leaders move from a hundred people to several thousand, personal influence stops scaling and the old instincts start creating bottlenecks. A practical look at the shift from hub to architect, and why your success at scale should be measured by your absence
Notes from Paris: If you’re not your work, who are you?
Imagine two circles. One represents you, one represents your role at work. How much overlap is healthy?
Here’s an exercise to help you answer that question.
When your job is who you are
If your sense of worth lives in your title or others’ approval, you’re vulnerable. Here’s how to build an internal foundation you can carry anywhere.
If I’m not performing, who am I? Identity, values and leading without the mask
Leadership at the top levels isn’t about trying harder. It’s about leading from values-based coherence, not performance. Here’s what I’ve seen that makes the difference.
If you’re not your work, who are you?
Imagine two circles. One represents you, one represents your role at work. How much overlap is healthy? Here’s an exercise to help you answer that question.
What happens when you love your fear?
Humans tend to operate along two lines; fear and love, and often mutually exclusive. Fear as the thing that's holding us back, and love as the thing that enables us to connect and grow. This part of you that you think of as your fearful part actually has a positive intention for you. Read more…