Each week, I collect the resources related to leadership, personal growth, and professional development I shared on social media the prior week, with the accompanying quotations.
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Randy Conley:
“What’s Love Got to Do with It?” (2-3-25).
“Love is not simply a feeling; it’s an action. Servant leaders show love when they are patient, kind, forgiving, truthful, protective, hopeful, and steadfast. Just as important, leaders show love by what they don’t do: being jealous, boastful, proud, disrespectful, self-serving, or easily angered.”
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Center for Creative Leadership:
“What Is Authentic Leadership, and Why Does It Matter?”
(10-17-24).
“Authentic leadership means bringing your whole self to your work and leading with your values, your integrity, and your vulnerability. Organizations that foster authentic behavior are more likely to have engaged, enthusiastic, motivated employees and psychologically safe cultures.”
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Christina Pazzanese interviews Amy Edmondson, co-author of a case study on the Notre-Dame fire:
“Looking Back on the Notre-Dame Fire: Could It Have Been Avoided?” (1-7-25).
“Multiple deviations from best practice are highlighted in the case — everything from workers smoking to a confusing fire code system to a built-in 20-minute delay between a call and the arrival of firefighters in the best of circumstances.
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The lesson is that leaders can insist on the discipline and the vigilance needed to prevent complex failures.”
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Wharton Executive Education:
“Embrace the Pivot: The Power of Changing Your Mind”
(Feb. 2025).
Example:
“Procter & Gamble: Leaders at P&G use decision pre-mortems (as opposed to the more common post-mortem, held when it’s too late to identify potential flaws and rethink strategies before implementation), improving outcomes and avoiding costly missteps.”
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Eric Solomon:
“The Alpha Leadership Lie” (5-5-25).
“[Leadership is] about the people you lift, the trust you build, and the positive impact that remains long after you’re gone.
And that’s not just leadership. That’s legacy—what truly lasts.”
