by David E. Shellenberger on October 12, 2026
Each week, I compile the resources related to leadership, personal growth, and professional development that I shared on social media the prior week, with the accompanying quotations.
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Jamika Bivens:
“Why legacy is the leadership metric CEOs can’t afford to ignore” (9-17-26).
“Strategic leadership is ultimately about stewardship. A leader’s responsibility is not merely to extract value from an organization during their tenure but to strengthen the organization’s future capacity. This includes developing people, protecting culture, strengthening trust and creating strategic alignment that can withstand inevitable change.”
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by David E. Shellenberger on October 5, 2026
Each week, I compile the resources related to leadership, personal growth, and professional development that I shared on social media the prior week, with the accompanying quotations.
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David Burkus:
“Why Companies Get Worse as They Grow” (-26-26).
“Make the downstream human visible
When KPMG began encouraging employees to connect their daily work to real outcomes — auditing as fraud prevention, as protecting systems people depend on — engagement improved sharply. The work didn’t change. The meaning became visible.”
“Mak[ing] the downstream human visible” is part of creating an organization’s culture. The latter includes stressing the need for ethical conduct. [click to continue…]
