Leading in the Tension

Leading in the Tension

I Wore My Exhaustion Like a Medal. It Was Killing Me.
Part 2 of 6. Your exhaustion isn't proving what you think it is.
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Part 1 of 6. What you've accepted isn't what's required.
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If Not for Metrics, What Are You Building For?
Weekly reflections on leadership paradoxes and the formation work beneath them
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When the Audience Is Silent (And Why That Might Be Good)
Weekly reflections on leadership paradoxes and the formation work beneath them
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Building Before Knowing: When the direction is clear but the path isn't
Weekly reflections on leadership paradoxes and the formation work beneath them
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