Each week, I compile the resources related to leadership, personal growth, and professional development that I shared on social media the prior week, with the accompanying quotations.
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Candace Smith:
“Everyday Etiquette in Daily Life: Small Kindnesses That Go a Long Way” (8-16-26)
“Being known as someone who’s easy and pleasant to be around can also open doors professionally, building trust, goodwill, and stronger relationships over time.”
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David Burkus:
“The Silence That Cost Netflix $10 Billion” (Video, 8-17-26).
“What happens when everyone on your team thinks the boss is wrong…but nobody says anything?
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In this video, I break down the psychology of organizational silence, why smart employees don’t speak up even when leaders genuinely want feedback, and how Netflix turned one of its biggest failures into a leadership practice called ‘farming for dissent.’ More importantly, I’ll show you how to apply the same idea to your own team.”
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M M Owen:
“The art of listening” (5-30-22).
“If we truly listen, we expand our own intelligence, emotional range, and sense that the world remains open to discovery. Active listening is a kindness to others but, as [Carl] Rogers was always quick to make clear, it is also a gift to ourselves.”
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Julie Winkle Giulioni:
“The phrase leaders are trained to shut down… and maybe shouldn’t” (8-13-26)
“Leaders who unravel their reflexive shutdown response to ‘but we’ve always done it this way’ enjoy several benefits. They experience the efficiency of keeping what’s already working instead of reinventing it from scratch. They communicate to the people who built it … that the work mattered. And they give their team solid ground to stand on while everything else around them changes.”
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Joe Folkman:
“What Earns Leaders Respect with Their Peers” (8-21-26).
“They walk the talk. …. Peers don’t just listen to what a colleague says; they track whether the behavior matches it, often without even meaning to. A gap between word and action, however small, erodes credibility fast. Consistency, on the other hand, builds a kind of trust no title can buy.”
