Leadership Requires Continual Reinvention
Last week, I had the privilege of serving as a visiting professor, speaking with a group of senior physician leaders at a wonderful medical school about one of my favorite leadership topics: identity.
As we explored leadership development together, one idea kept resurfacing. We often prepare leaders to gain new knowledge and develop new skills. Far less attention is given to somethin...
The Discipline Behind Better Decisions
High-performing leaders don't rely on good judgment alone.
They build processes that make good judgment more reliable.
No matter how experienced, intelligent, or accomplished we become, we're still human.
Emotion, urgency, assumptions, relationships, fatigue, and personal preferences influence how we interpret situations and make decisions.
We cannot eliminate those influences....
The Story We Tell Ourselves About Mentorship
The stories we tell ourselves are powerful. They influence what opportunities we pursue, the risks we take, and even the relationships we build. One story I hear repeatedly from accomplished leaders centers around mentorship.
Not because they don't value it.
They do.
It's because they underestimate how meaningful it is for experienced leaders to invest in someone else's growth.
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