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How Your Leadership Lands

The gap between how you think your leadership lands and how your team actually experiences it.

How Your Leadership Lands · Sep 24, 2026 · 3 min read

The Leadership Style That Backfired

A staff member pulled me aside and told me my most generous leadership move wasn't landing the way I meant it to.

I thought I'd found the most generous leadership style: ask, don't tell. Then someone on my team pulled me aside and told me it wasn't landing the way I meant it to. Here's what I learned about leadership presence, and what changed in how I read a room before I open my mouth.

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How Your Leadership Lands · Jun 18, 2026 · 4 min read

You’re the Last to See How You Lead

You can read another leader’s form in a glance. Your own is the one run you never get to watch.

I was partway down a ski hill, watching two skiers below me — one smooth, one working harder for the same run. And the question hit me: which one am I? I could read both of them in a glance. The one skier I couldn’t see was me.

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How Your Leadership Lands · Mar 18, 2026 · 2 min read

We’re Not All in the Same Boat

During transitions, people don't need their leader to be in the same boat. They need an honest captain.

I listened to a leader say "We're all in the same boat here." He meant to connect. I immediately tightened. Everyone in the room knew it wasn't quite true, and once you feel that gap, trust in the messenger starts to slip.

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