This won’t be like any leadership book you’ve read before
I thought I was done. Travel, beach days, and pickleball. That was supposed to be my next chapter. After nearly four decades of leading people in business, I was cooked. Spent. From the endless meetings where nothing changed and from arguing with leaders who didn’t care about anything or anyone, except themselves. But something wasn’t […]
Personality-Type Filters Masquerading as Leadership Assessment
Originally published on CEO World. The leadership development industry—or the Keynote Cartel, as I call them—is composed mainly of professors, behavioral scientists, researchers and consultants. Their books on leadership, while popular, have misled us all into believing that, to be an effective leader, you need to ‘feel things’ a certain way. As a result, they […]
Why Pride Month Doesn’t Make Me Feel Proud
Full disclosure: I’m no expert on what it’s like to navigate the career challenges that people from underrepresented groups face. I have never walked an inch, much less a mile, in the shoes of a person of color, a member of the LGBTQ community, a neurodiverse person, or anyone else who is a part of […]
The Leadership Industry Lied to You
I worked for, alongside, and led dozens of leaders who weren’t emotionally intelligent. They weren’t vulnerable or authentic. Many weren’t resilient, courageous. Most lacked grit, and many weren’t even what you’d call likeable. If you subscribe to the Teletubby Talkers that make up the self-appointed community of “experts” in leadership thinking, you’d probably say all […]