A leadership guide to developing people, building strategy, and fixing culture
I was a few weeks into coaching a Scrum Master when I watched her team almost throw away one of the best opportunities they had all sprint. We walked into the Sprint Review, the project sponsor was on the call, and the meeting opened with: “Alright, we got a lot of work done
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Page Contents The Myth of the Singular Leader What It Means to Truly Value Your People The Trust Loop The Compounding Returns of Human Investment When Leaders Get This Wrong A Different Kind of Leadership Identity Ask most leaders what their most important asset is, and they’ll point to something
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Page Contents 1. You’re More Comfortable Taking Credit Than Giving It 2. Your Best People Make You Nervous 3. You Find It Hard to Let Go 4. Your Meetings Are More About You Than You Realize 5. Feedback Feels Like an Attack 6. Your Team Can’t Predict You The Real
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Page Contents 1. See the Whole Person, Not Just the Worker 2. Create Mental Safety 3. Invest in Their Growth 4. Listen Like It Matters, Because It Does 5. Recognize and Honor Contribution 6. Protect Their Wellbeing There’s a version of leadership most of us were taught: set goals, drive
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We’re an entitled people. There’s no question about it. You have the exceptions, and I certainly wouldn’t argue that. But for the most part, we expect to be treated a certain way, and we treat people based on how they treat us. So, in the work world, that can be
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