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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Joel Wong:
“Five Gifts That Upgrade Your Thinking” (3-7-26).
“One of my favorite perspectives on wisdom, advanced by Igor Grossman, focuses on the ability to make sound judgments in complex situations that lack clear-cut answers. This involves integrating multiple perspectives, recognizing the limits of our knowledge, and making more tentative predictions. In short, wisdom requires intellectual humility.”
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Douglas H. Reynolds and Steven G. Rogelberg:
“How to Spot a Toxic Leader—Before Hiring Them” (8-24-26).
“Assign the technical evaluation to team members with deep expertise in the role’s technical demands. ….
The hiring manager, meanwhile, should spend their interview time focused mostly on interpersonal and leadership capabilities.”
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Ronald E. Riggio:
“5 Signs That Your HR Department Is a Failure:
Human resources should make things better, not worse.” (8-26-26).
“The very best companies have HR departments that are proactive, engaged, and concerned with all employees’ welfare. They play a key role in making the workplace better.”
It is the CEO’s responsibility to ensure that the HR department serves the organization’s people —and serves them well.
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Randy Conley, Blanchard:
“Leadership as Stewardship” (8-24-26).
“As stewards, leaders are responsible for creating environments where people flourish.
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I believe leaders need to move from managing the process of work to curating the experience of work. …
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By experience of work, I mean how people understand, identify with, and feel about the work they do. It encompasses practical aspects such as commitment to the organization’s mission and vision, trust in leadership, relational connection, and employee work passion.”
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David Burkus:
“How to Fix Your Team’s Procrastination Problem (Without Becoming a Micromanager)” (8-15-26).
“Break Deadlines Into Milestones
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At a project’s start, gather the team and ask: what are the natural stages here, and where can we set specific points to regroup and check our progress? …. This isn’t about dictating how people spend every hour. It’s about creating punctuated moments of visibility so everyone can see the progress being made.”
