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How to Develop Strong Leadership Skills by Working with a Mentor or Coach

This article was written by Chelsea Lamb  Contact the author at Businesspop.net | chelsea@businesspop.net High school students stepping into clubs and teams, parents trying to support adolescent leadership, and early-career professionals aiming for adult leadership growth often hit the same wall: leadership skill development feels vague until a real situation goes… Read More »How to Develop Strong Leadership Skills by Working with a Mentor or Coach

Time is Relative

Time keeps on slippin, slippin, slippin into the future, according to the Steve Miller Band in 1976. It’s a problem leaders face every day. There just isn’t enough time. Maybe there’s more time than you realize. Einstein taught us that time is relative. It is different depending on your perspective.… Read More »Time is Relative

Quiet Power at Work: How Introverts Grow into Exceptional Leaders

Image via Pexels This article is from Chelsea Lamb at Businesspop.net   chelsea@businesspop.net Introverts are often told, directly or indirectly, that “real” leaders are loud, endlessly social, and always “on.” Yet research has repeatedly shown that quieter personalities can be just as effective—and sometimes more effective—leaders, especially when they’re working with proactive, self-motivated… Read More »Quiet Power at Work: How Introverts Grow into Exceptional Leaders

Help, My Boss is Clueless

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Everyone has a boss. Even a Fortune 500 CEO has to answer to the board and shareholders. Fortunately, you probably don’t have that problem, but you do have a boss. Let’s be honest, sometimes that boss can seem a little clueless and you’d really like him or her to better… Read More »Help, My Boss is Clueless

Don’t Raise Mushrooms

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Photo by Freepik Shortly after arriving in the new organization, I asked why we were doing certain tasks that didn’t seem to make sense. This was my first job as an airplane mechanic. I was very young, impressionable, and quite curious so I was disappointed when another mechanic told me… Read More »Don’t Raise Mushrooms

Leaders and DEI

Warning! This article examines commonly accepted principles and you may find it disturbing. If you are unwilling to challenge current orthodoxy, or if you are easily offended, you may want to skip this one. I will not be offended, although I would question your ability to be a good leader.… Read More »Leaders and DEI

The Problem With Categories

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Warning: This post may not be politically correct or conform to the current expected narrative. If you are easily offended you may want to skip this one. In a recent leadership development class, a woman expressed frustration that, as a woman, her voice was not always heard or taken seriously.… Read More »The Problem With Categories