leadership
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The Difference Between a Good and Bad Follower at Work
Often called the “other side of leadership,” followership is an important factor in career success. This is to find value in someone else’s vision, follow it, question and challenge it, but also ultimately support it — even if you don’t agree with it. A follower asks questions, listens well, and offers guidance and perspective. They…
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Jacinda Ardern’s Resignation: Gender and the Toll of Strong, Compassionate Leadership
“Uneasy is the head that wears the crown”, wrote Shakespeare, way back in the 1500s. It’s not a new idea that top-level leadership jobs are intensely stressful and pose a heavy toll. Extended periods of stress are known to put people at risk of burnout. Yet probably few of us can ever grasp just how…
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Why Saying ‘I Don’t Know’ Makes You a Great Leader
There are three words that can separate a strong leader from an insecure one, and they are as follows: “I don’t know.” It may feel counterintuitive that the person who should have all the answers, often doesn’t — but many books on leadership and management suggest that a good leader should be adept at knowing…
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Don’t Tear Down Chesterton’s Fence
1There’s this incredibly stupid phenomenon in Hollywood studios. When a new studio exec replaces an old one, they throw out all the old film projects in development, and they start new ones. You’ve seen this happen in your own industry (and so have I), because this is what new bosses do. They change things. That’s…