Leadership Week in Review: Oct. 12-18, 2025

by David E. Shellenberger on October 20, 2025

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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Bob Chapman, Chairman of Barry-Wehmiller:

What’s the One Thing You Were Never Taught About How to Lead in Business?” (9-23-25)

“The first of the Principles of Truly Human Leadership is: Leadership is a privilege. Leaders need to embrace the profound responsibility for the lives entrusted to them.”
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Gary Burnison, CEO of Korn Ferry:

Teamwork Theater” (10-6-25).

“Time is the most precious commodity for all of us. That’s why the most successful leaders take the B.L.U.F. (bottom line up-front) approach. It explicitly focuses on what needs to be done, who is going to do it and by when.”
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Margaret C. Andrews, with an excerpt from her book Manage Yourself to Lead Others: Why Great Leadership Begins with Self-Understanding (2025):

Why self-understanding is your most valuable leadership asset” (9-16-25).

“Self-understanding not only is the foundation for leadership but also helps us be better human beings.”
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Julie Winkle Giulioni:

3 Leadership Reversals Required for Success Today” (10-16-25).

“Letting go effectively is about identifying where control is hindering results or slowing things down – and challenging yourself to find alternatives that are less leader-centric and able to deliver better results.”
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Travis Bradbery:

10 Things Great Bosses Do Every Day” (10-17-25).

“Great bosses change us for the better. They see more in us than we see in ourselves, and they help us learn to see it too. They dream big and show us all the great things we can accomplish.”

 

 

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