Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player…Listen to this article. (Voice is AI-generated. Inconsistencies may occur.) The concept of a playbook in sports originated over 100 years ago in American football. Now, versions of a playbook exist in most sports. My question is, should they be limited to sports? Do you have a leadership

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Organizations have often been viewed as machines—structured, hierarchical, and predictable. This metaphor has shaped how we lead, communicate, and define roles. But is it the best way to think about organizations? What if there’s a better, more dynamic way to understand them?Why Organizations Are Seen as MachinesHistorically, as organizations grew beyond just a few people,

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This blog post is the third part of our Evolving Workplace series. To hear more thought leadership, check out series episodes on the Remarkable Leadership Podcast.  This is the third post in our Evolving Workplace series, where we try to make sense of what’s going on in the workplace as of today, how we got here,

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Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player…Listen to this article. (Voice is AI-generated. Inconsistencies may occur.) The world has always been an uncertain place. After all, none of us can see or predict the future. And the level of uncertainty we face as the world has grown more complex at times seems almost overwhelming.

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As leaders, we are often conditioned to seek the right answer. From childhood, we are taught that problems have definitive solutions—2+2 equals 4, history has set dates, and scientific processes follow clear formulas. But in the real world, especially in leadership, things are rarely that simple.So, is right always the right answer? Or should we

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If I asked you to list the things that you need to build your competence in anything, the list likely contains (and likely starts with) confidence. Without confidence, you might not try. Once you have tried, and have at least some success, you build confidence. And the loop starts over. So, if confidence is foundational to our (and our

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This blog post is the second part of our Evolving Workplace series. To hear more thought leadership, check out series episodes on the Remarkable Leadership Podcast. So, Covid has gone away (except it and a host of other respiratory diseases hasn’t according to the CDC, but that’s another topic) and we are settling into the “new

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Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player…Listen to this article. (Voice is AI-generated. Inconsistencies may occur.) If you make a list of the most effective leaders you have experienced, chances are that after considering several specific skills, you will determine that the best leaders also are wise leaders. But if wise leaders are great leaders,

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Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player…Listen to this article. (Voice is AI-generated. Inconsistencies may occur.) If you think about the most effective leader you know, you can likely list many traits and characteristics that define them as effective. While wisdom might not be on your initial list, when you look at their overall

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Leadership styles have been a topic of discussion for decades. Books, courses, and assessments have been built around them, all designed to help leaders better understand themselves and improve their effectiveness. And in many ways, they’ve done just that. But here’s the real question: Are leadership styles actually helpful, or do they sometimes hold us back?

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