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LinkedIn is telling your employees not to be loyal to you

They're telling everyone that their employer doesn't care about them. There are two agendas at play here. First, bad news gets noticed. If I ...
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You’re standing on the edge of an impossibly high bridge overlooking a ravine.

You've got a bungee rope tethered to you. And I reassure you that the bungee has its limit at precisely your weight. Precisely. Optimised ...
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BoP #004 Imposter syndrome is the greatest leadership fake

There's a great entrepreneurship analogy attributed to Toby Thomas EnSuite CEO. He talks about a man who's riding a lion. All around him, everyone's ...
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The great fake is imposter syndrome.

There's a real irony about "Imposter Syndrome".In the VAST MAJORITY of cases, it's a fake syndrome.Here's what a syndrome is (straight from the dictionary):1) ...
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BoP #003 When being a good leader collides with being an authentic one, choose good

Heresy time... ... Beware the trap of authenticity.... ... or, to be more precise, especially if you lead, make sure you're not being authentic ...
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Leaders beware the traps of authenticity

We live in a business culture that has made a God/dess of authenticity. Be authentic above all.But... if you lead a company, and especially ...
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Do you recruit for cultural or values fit?

I've interviewed over 1000 people, and \*probably\* recruited over 500. I used to look for cultural fit when I was recruiting. I hear this ...
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BoP #002: The vulnerability you cannot have as leader

There's a thing that many speakers do before going on stage. And it's a killer for their development as speakers. It feels really natural ...
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Feedback can hurt. But we need to stop thinking all pain is bad.

I found this on a school report from when I was 12. It's wonderfully honest.I'd wager Mr Thomas was really thinking "The kid's a ...
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The debate on remote vs on site has become as polarising political debate.

People proffer their views on it as a doctrine.Which it isn't, though there \*is\* a structured way to work through it.Start with recognising that ...
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BoP #001: Leadership, vulnerability, authenticity and imposter syndrome

I've seen vulnerability, authenticity and imposter syndrome used as excuses to lead badly. Worse, I see so much "advice" and "thought leadership" being liberally ...
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Leadership couples uncertainty and impact

OK, so we are neither Presidents of the USA or Prime Ministers of the UK. However, I couldn't help but think of these snippets ...
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