Each week, I compile the resources related to leadership, personal growth, and professional development I shared on social media the prior week, with the accompanying quotations.
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Candace Smith:
“The Art of Exchanging Pleasantries in the Workplace” (11-2-25).
“When you consistently acknowledge colleagues with genuine warmth — whether through a passing greeting or a momentary conversation — you communicate that you’re observant, considerate, and pleasant to work with.
People remember how you make them feel.”
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Gary Burnison, CEO of Korn Ferry:
“The Fine Art of Finding Our Strengths” (11-3-25).
Quoting Stu Crandell —
“‘Maybe roles can be configured in different ways—magnifying what each person does well. It’s a little like playing multi-dimensional chess. But that’s what a good leader does.'”
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Marlene Chism:
“Relevance anxiety: when comparison hijacks your confidence”
(11-3-25).
“Look at your life and recognize that you’ve navigated the waters of uncertainty before and you will again. Remind yourself that there is no such thing as certainty, but clarity is always available: Clarity of values, purpose, intention and goals.”
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Kellogg Insight:
“Leaders, It’s Time to Stop Being Cozy” (10-1-25).
“If getting ready to fly means looking forward and avoiding assumptions about what has worked in the past, it also means summoning the courage to act decisively. Flying requires setting audacious targets and empowering teams to pursue them.”
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Clay Routledge:
“Why Hope Matters and How to Broaden and Spread It”
(10-24-25).
“Hopeful leadership involves articulating clear and compelling visions of a better future, demonstrating concrete pathways to achieve goals, promoting agency in teams and communities, modeling resilience when facing setbacks, and celebrating past successes to show that positive change is possible.”
