Siloed, compartmentalized, and a top-down leadership approach: Integrated, collaborative, and a bottom-up leadership approach: I’ll take the latter any day. A bottom-up approach is grounded in the belief that those closest to the work are…
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The Dark Side of Comfort Zones
There is a dark side to comfort zones. It’s a lack of growth. I see comfort zones as a foundation to slip back into when you need a break or time to recover. Then, it’s…
Exerting Control vs Energizing People
When I first stepped into a leadership role, I thought my job was to give orders, just as I had seen others do. That was the norm: leaders direct, followers execute. However, as time went…