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Surprising Leadership Gifts That Don’t Come Wrapped in Bows

From setbacks to criticism, here’s how to find opportunities in leadership’s toughest challenges. The holidays are here, and that means it’s gifting season! But not all of the gifts you receive come wrapped in shiny paper. For leaders, the most valuable gifts often arrive disguised as challenges. They’re not always easy to recognize, but when […]

Your Feedback Blind Spot Is Holding You Back

Try these proven strategies to invite honest feedback and improve as a leader Leaders have a feedback crisis on their hands right now. According to this excellent study from Gallup, only 40% of employees say they’ve had the opportunity to formally provide feedback to their manager. As leaders, it’s easy to dish out feedback and […]

If things aren’t clicking in your business, make this your biggest priority

Try these four ways to strengthen your connection to your frontlines Time and time again, I see companies succeed when they prioritize a strong connection to the frontlines of their business. Of course, your high-level strategies matter—deeply! But if you don’t have your finger on the pulse of the frontlines, you won’t know which strategies […]

Don’t let these three workplace “monsters” haunt your team

Here’s how to recognize and support employees facing burnout, disengagement, and complacency With Halloween just around the corner, today’s edition of Insiders is going to get downright spooky. No matter how focused you are on building a strong, positive team, you’ll occasionally encounter some ‘monstrous’ behaviors. If you don’t know how to deal with them, […]

Career advice you never knew you needed

If you’re feeling stuck professionally, these five unexpected strategies will shake things up We all want to advance our careers. It’s not just about climbing the corporate ladder. It’s about forging a unique path toward greater success and impact. But when it comes to learning how to do that, the advice out there is often […]

What I learned about leadership as the honorary captain of the Mizzou football team

Coach your own team to big wins with these three leadership takeaways Last month, I had a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. I got to serve as the honorary captain for the Mizzou Tigers football team as they took on Vanderbilt in an all-SEC battle. Invited by head coach Eliah Drinkwitz, I jumped at the chance to see […]

Six Ways to Spot Leadership Potential on Your Team

To grow your business, you need more than talent—you need leadership. Here’s how to find it. If you want to succeed as a leader, you’ve got to have a great team in place. You’ll just never achieve the long-term results you want without one. Why? Because when you get the right people in the right […]

The Cure for Shiny Object Syndrome

Chasing every new idea will hurt your business and wear you out. Here’s how to regain your focus. In your role as a business leader, you’ve probably experienced the allure of “shiny object syndrome”—that constant temptation to chase after the latest ideas, technologies, and strategies that promise to revolutionize your business. And of course, innovation […]

The mindset you need to level up your career

If you’ve hit a professional plateau, read this! I have a confession. There was a time, early in my career, when I viewed my boss as my nemesis. It was a trying time. Every time I became comfortable in my role, he moved me to a new position I knew nothing about. For example, when […]