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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Avery Forman on Arthur C. Brooks’s book From Strength to Strength: Finding Success, Happiness, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life (2022) and the concept of fluid vs. crystallized intelligence:
“When Working Harder Doesn’t Work, Time to Reinvent Your Career” (2-15-22).
“Certain aptitudes grow during middle age that favor wisdom, teaching, and sharing ideas.
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And a piece of advice for corporations: Value and hire for wisdom in the C-suite and on boards. Companies should elevate ‘modern elders’ to the highest ranks of companies, Brooks says.”
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Tracy Brower:
“The Surprising Attribute We Need Most from Leaders” (1-6-26).
“To believe in an optimistic future, we need a narrative, and hopeful leaders can provide it. They paint a picture of where we are, where we’re going, how it will be better and how we’ll get there. They motivate and energize us toward something that hooks us emotionally and helps us to see ourselves as protagonists and agents in creating the future.”
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John Spence:
“What Does Stewardship Require of a Leader?” (10-5-26).
“Leaders influence the culture, capabilities, and people the organization will depend on in the years ahead. A good steward works to leave those things stronger for whoever comes next.”
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Amy Shortt discusses her inspirational approach to leadership development in this brief video:
“TheFormedLeader | Leadership Formation through Arts and Humanities” (11-3-26).
“The Formed Leader is rooted in the belief that leadership development is not only about skills and competencies. It is also about human formation — the ongoing work of becoming more self-aware, discerning, courageous, empathetic, and fully present.
If who we are is how we lead, then who are we becoming?”
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Andrew Abeyta discusses “three components of agency and their role in human flourishing” — efficacy, optimism, and imagination:
“The Psychological Building Blocks of Agency” (3-14-25).
“People feel empowered to pursue their aspirations, overcome challenges, and reach success when they feel capable of accomplishing their goals, believe that they can expect positive things, and can imagine realizing goals and achievements well into the future.”
