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Empathy is a Skill
April 2nd, 2025
The term "empathy" gets brought up often in the context of leadership as a strength or a weakness. What most folks don't understand is that like all other leadership skills - empathy is a skill to learn & grow.
Growing Leadership Skills
March 19th, 2025
The most common question I get from both managers & ICs - how do I grow as a leader? Interestingly, they aren’t really asking about how to grow, they’re really asking about which skills to grow.
Outcomes vs Activity
January 22nd, 2025
As companies grow over time, the focus shifts from "outcomes" to "activity". People lose sight of what they need to achieve, instead feeling busy because there's always a lot to do. Here are the 5 telltale signs to watch out for.
Monotasking & Multitasking
January 14th, 2025
I'm not a big fan of LinkedIn posts that recommend "one vs the other" - a classic being mono-tasking vs multitasking. Instead, here are 5 scenarios and when to leverage different tasking approaches.
Staying Ahead
December 19th, 2024
As you grow into leadership roles through your career, there is an important mindset switch to make - going from tracking "what is going well" to "what isn't going well or might not go well in the future".