#leadership

#leadership

Every human being, leaders included, has blind spots. These aren't flaws in character or failures of competence, they're simply the unseen gaps between intention and impact. Most of us don't realize these blind spots are there until something goes wrong: a team misfires, communication breaks down, or feedback loops fall silent. But what if you could learn to detect, and even predict, those blind spots before they undermine your leadership?

You've carried the weight of big decisions, the pressure to perform, to lead and deliver, all despite what's happening behind the scenes. You've navigated through uncertainty and change, providing the space for everyone else to thrive. It's a feeling that the most capable leaders feel. It's not quite burnout, but a kind of dullness. A slow drain. A fog that creeps in quietly and makes it harder to stay clear, connected, and grounded.

Tavares seems to be the most underrated leader on this team and possibly in the entire NHL. He had the awareness to walk away from the captaincy, hand it over to a player in Auston Matthews who is the true future of the franchise and was already the leader on the ice, and then took a massive pay cut to remain with the Leafs and give them enough financial flexibility to possibly remain competitive.

As I illustrate in my forthcoming book, we live in an age of authenticity worship. From corporate mission statements urging employees to "bring their whole selves to work" to self-help gurus insisting that "being real" is the only path to fulfillment, we've elevated authenticity to near-spiritual status. But our obsession has a curious twist: we tend to grant a special premium to negative authenticity.

After seven years as a senior leader at Taco Bell, Julia Stewart joined Applebee's as president in 1998. She left after three years when she was denied a promotion to CEO, she says, despite being promised and earning the role - during her tenure, company and franchise sales skyrocketed, and so did the stock price, per Fortune. Soon after the snub, she joined IHOP as chair and CEO in 2001, per LinkedIn.

Departing CEO Brian Cornell will become the Executive Chairman. That means he will continue to run Target, at least in part. That is not much of a punishment given the failure of his tenure. Michael Fiddelke, who has been both COO and CFO, will become the new chief executive. Given his previous jobs, he contributed almost as much to Target's failure at Cornell.

Have you ever watched someone work and thought, "That's not the way I would do it"? It's natural to feel defensive about your own work habits. If you didn't think they were effective, you probably wouldn't engage in them. But, in our research, we find that it's exactly this kind of thinking that gets leaders in trouble. There are many different ways to go about completing the same task or solving the same problem.

You've had a long, stressful morning. But before you step into that meeting, you pause for just a minute and a half. By the time you open the door, you're calmer, lighter, and surprisingly, you're already changing the atmosphere inside. Sometimes we carry the weight of our moods into rooms, whether at home or work. This makes emotional self-regulation especially important in leadership, caregiving, and social settings.

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Despite decades of research proving their value at work, emotions remain one of the most undervalued-and misunderstood-resources available to leaders.

As a leader, there are many things you won't be able to share with the folks on your team-and that's just the way it is. For example, you may feel jealousy when you see them laughing and having a good time while you're stuck doing the budgeting. Don't fight these feelings; acknowledge them. Accept the reality that you're the leader, and that many times you'll have to stand alone.

Donald Trump thrives on flattery, needing it like oxygen. His ego surpasses all, evident from his days on The Apprentice, where sycophancy determined success.

Wes Streeting, a leading candidate for Labour's future, is viewed as an effective operator who skillfully manages media interactions and rallies support for free market values.

Zelensky began his meeting with Trump by thanking him for delivering a "peace letter" to Putin, asking him to care for children amid war, pivoting to praise the U.S. president.

Aligning strategy and budgets is touted as a hallmark of effective management. Yet, an alarming disconnect between the two has been observed over many years.

Cristian Romero has signed a new deal to stay at Tottenham until the summer of 2029. He was recently appointed captain and has received praise for his leadership qualities.

One conversation could change your life, and you just never know when it's going to happen. In business, real breakthroughs rarely come from a spreadsheet or strategy deck. They come from a sentence, a story, a conversation that shifts your perspective and opens a door you didn't know existed.

Changes from the C-suite often land as abstract ideas that feel disconnected from the reality on the ground. It's up to team leaders to help people see what it means for them.

Mailbird Premium provides a unified inbox for managing multiple email accounts, offering seamless integration with tools like Slack, Asana, and Google Calendar.

In a world demanding seamless media execution and measurable impact, Spotify has struggled to connect ambition with action. It needs to give brands access to cultural moments, not just audio slots.