My (mostly) weekly thoughts on leadership, high performance, wellbeing and more.
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The metaphors you don't know you're using
Discover how invisible mental metaphors shape your leadership decisions. From "battle" to "orchestra," learn to spot the unconscious frames that limit your options and how to swap them for better outcomes. A guide to challenging the mental models running your work and life
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
Quieting your inner critic – dealing with imposter syndrome
Most of us are familiar with that nagging voice in the back of our heads that tells us we're not good enough, we don't belong, or that we're going to be found out as frauds.
But the good news is, impostor syndrome can be eased. Here are a few tips that have helped me and might help you too.