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NOTES From The Field

2 to 4 times each month, you’ll receive practical insights based on my real-world experience.

I explore patterns, emerging threats, new opportunities, and historic examples relevant to leaders.

Gain traction with included tools, practices, and questions to energize you and your team.

Previous Issues

A selection of recent notes on stuck teams, clear decisions, trust, roles, and the work beneath the work.
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Teams & Culture

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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Growth & Self-Leadership

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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Teams & Culture

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.

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