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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Andy Lopata:
“Why Smart People Learn but Still Don’t Change” (8-24-26).
“Insight matters, but insight isn’t enough. People change when they feel psychologically safe, when their identity isn’t under attack, when curiosity and exploration replace judgment, and when someone continues the conversation long after the initial moment of learning has passed.”
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Travis Bradberry:
“4 Signs Your Boss Is Bad for Your Health” (8-26-26).
“Having a bad boss is more than just irritating—it can cause very real damage to your mental and physical health. So, if you’ve got a bad boss, stop telling yourself to buck up. Instead, do an objective tally of the toll it’s taking on you, and, if it’s time to go, get busy today.”
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Nik Kinley:
“Information superiority: Leaders’ real competitive advantage”
(9-9-26).
“1. Suppression
Bad news gets withheld, delayed or softened. The night before the 1986 Challenger launch, engineers warned that the booster seals could fail in the cold. Managers softened the message and told NASA the data was inconclusive. The shuttle broke apart seventy-three seconds after launch. The information existed. It just never traveled intact.”
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Stephen Joseph, with an excerpt from his book Authentic: How to Be Yourself and Why It Matters:
“What Authenticity Is, and What It Isn’t” (9-15-26).
“Authenticity will bring happiness to us only insofar as it helps us live in a way that is more fulfilling and enriching to us, to pursue interests that are more meaningful to us, and to make decisions that are more in line with what we value.”
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Marshall Goldsmith:
“Lessons I Learned from Peter Drucker” (9-17-26).
“Peter [Drucker] once told me that companies should be able to ‘put their mission statement on a T-shirt.’ …. [T]his exercise will help you focus and become very clear on your mission.”
