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How to Lead With Steadiness When Everything Feels Uncertain Click to view How to Lead With Steadiness When Everything Feels Uncertain
Head-spinning change, stomach-wrenching anxiety, and heart-aching grief are all too common experiences in our work and personal lives right now. Economic volatility, technological disruption, organizational restructuring, and an unpredictable world stage are creating a...
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Managing Your Team After Layoffs: A Leader's Guide Click to view Managing Your Team After Layoffs: A Leader's Guide
So your company had a layoff and you weren’t impacted. I’d say congratulations, but that would sound hollow. I’ll say I know this is rough, and I’ve been there.
Here’s the thing: Layoffs (also called RIFs, or Reductions in Force) are a part of corporate culture, and they have...
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The Leadership Readiness Gap: Why Change Is Outpacing Your Leaders Click to view The Leadership Readiness Gap: Why Change Is Outpacing Your Leaders
Your organization is moving faster than ever. AI initiatives are launching, market conditions are shifting, and strategic priorities are evolving. Yet according to McLean & Company's 2026 HR Trends Report, 70% of organizations struggle with managing change (McLean & Company,...
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Leadership Development for Individual ContributorsLeadership Development for Individual Contributors
Employees are often promoted to their first leadership position as a result of their performance as individual...
Krista Campbell
Oct 19, 2021
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Delegation Dilemma: Can you really delegate to every type of player?Delegation Dilemma: Can you really delegate to every type of player?
Leaders of all levels are faced with a daily decision: to delegate or not to delegate. The temptation to complete work...
Karen Maxwell Powell
May 11, 2021
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How to Retain Generation Z: Use LearningHow to Retain Generation Z: Use Learning
How do companies retain and nurture the talent of Gen Z? The answer: Offer interactive opportunities for learning.
Krista Campbell
Apr 20, 2021
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The Mother of all Leadership ExperiencesThe Mother of all Leadership Experiences
As a mom to children almost five years old and two years old, life at home is noisy, chaotic, and simultaneously...
Ashley Perry
Mar 23, 2021
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4 Signs Your New Leaders Need Development4 Signs Your New Leaders Need Development
As a leadership development professional, I am often asked about return on investment: “If I pull our leaders away...
Karen Maxwell Powell
Aug 12, 2019
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The Secret to Strategic Leadership for New LeadersThe Secret to Strategic Leadership for New Leaders
Strategy is the charter of senior leaders. Or so many people think.
Karen Maxwell Powell
Feb 7, 2017
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How Do You Learn to Lead?How Do You Learn to Lead?
Most of us learn to lead through apprenticeship. We watch role models, both good and bad. Some of us study the greats: ...
Amanda Young Hickman
Jan 19, 2016
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Inquiry or Advocacy for New LeadersInquiry or Advocacy for New Leaders
We work in fast-paced, changing organizations that have structures that are less and less … structured. To get work...
Karen Maxwell Powell
Sep 30, 2015
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Leadership is SocialLeadership is Social
“Your social skills are good for something”. This was the headline earlier this week from one of my favorite email...
Nick Noyes
Sep 11, 2015
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