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The deeper tension: Living by your “shoulds”

We can make all the sensible decisions, meet everyone’s expectations, and achieve considerable success, yet still lose sight of the life we actually want. The deeper question isn’t whether we’ve made the right choices, but whether those choices reflect who we are or who we think we should be.
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Diagnosing Executive Team Dysfunction Requires Slower Listening

Diagnosing executive team dysfunction requires more than recognizing familiar patterns. After 25 years of working with teams, I've learned the importance of resisting quick conclusions, listening without assumptions, and building an understanding grounded in each team's reality.
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Don’t let the September Rush become the October Crush…

Making a small effort to be more understanding and avoid being myopic on your own “busy” in September, will payback in a much happier and more effective year for senior leaders... no matter if they are extroverted or introverted, academic or administrative.
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When You’ve Made a Difference, They Come Back

Organizations don't usually fail because people stop caring. They fail because people slowly stop telling each other the truth.
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It’s live, and I’ve said nothing about it

The new Sweet Leadership site has been live for a few weeks now and I have not said a word about it. That is not modesty and it was not a launch strategy. It is the same thing that kept the site itself from being rebuilt for years, and I will get to that.
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When Resistance Is Really Responsibility

What looks like resistance is often responsibility. A story about leadership, trust, and why teams make progress when they stop arguing positions and start understanding what people are carrying.
Tim Sweet sitting on a wooden bench overlooking the water, holding an open book and looking towards the horizon.

The deeper tension: Living by your “shoulds”

We can make all the sensible decisions, meet everyone’s expectations, and achieve considerable success, yet still lose sight of the life we actually want. The deeper question isn’t whether we’ve made the right choices, but whether those choices reflect who we are or who we think we should be.
Tim Sweet listening to a business leader during a conversation in a production workspace, with shelves of packaging and inventory in the background.

Diagnosing Executive Team Dysfunction Requires Slower Listening

Diagnosing executive team dysfunction requires more than recognizing familiar patterns. After 25 years of working with teams, I've learned the importance of resisting quick conclusions, listening without assumptions, and building an understanding grounded in each team's reality.
Overhead view of people moving through a busy university campus courtyard.

Don’t let the September Rush become the October Crush…

Making a small effort to be more understanding and avoid being myopic on your own “busy” in September, will payback in a much happier and more effective year for senior leaders... no matter if they are extroverted or introverted, academic or administrative.

When You’ve Made a Difference, They Come Back

Organizations don't usually fail because people stop caring. They fail because people slowly stop telling each other the truth.

It’s live, and I’ve said nothing about it

The new Sweet Leadership site has been live for a few weeks now and I have not said a word about it. That is not modesty and it was not a launch strategy. It is the same thing that kept the site itself from being rebuilt for years, and I will get to that.
A diverse team gathered around a glass wall covered with sticky notes, working through ideas and different perspectives to solve a shared challenge.

When Resistance Is Really Responsibility

What looks like resistance is often responsibility. A story about leadership, trust, and why teams make progress when they stop arguing positions and start understanding what people are carrying.