Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 16, 2025

Make Meaning to Spark Motivation (Without Sounding Like a Walking Mission Statement) You’ve seen it. Maybe you’ve been it—the glazed eyes. The robotic checkbox ticking. The “I’m just here so I don’t get fired” vibe. It’s not burnout. Not boredom. It’s sneakier than that: disconnection from meaning. That’s where the Clarity Habit “ Make Meaning ” swoops in wearing a cape (but like, a practical one with pockets).

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Leadership Freak

JUNE 16, 2025

The survival of Ernest Shackleton’s crew is the greatest survival saga in human history. AUGUST 8, 1914—28 men departure for Antarctica. AUGUST 30, 1916—The crew is rescued. The survival of all 28 men is a tribute to the human spirit. One lesson: Don't forget the banjo when leading through crisis.

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Eric Jacobson

JUNE 16, 2025

Startup founders are often celebrated as visionaries—but what happens when their greatest strengths become their biggest liabilities? They face a crucial, often overlooked problem in the startup world: the very qualities that help founders launch companies—relentless drive, rebellious thinking, and big-picture vision—can derail them as their businesses grow.

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Innovation Excellence

JUNE 16, 2025

GUEST POST from Greg Satell In the summer of 1982, Poland was under strict martial law. The leaders of the revolutionary Solidarity movement were either in jail or in hiding. As the regime tightened its grip, any kind of protest risked arrest.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 16, 2025

Expanding your business can be a daunting time as a small business owner or entrepreneur but at the same time, it can also be very exciting. The fact that you’re even considering some form of business expansion must mean business is going well, and that you’re doing something right. However, there are many things to consider when taking your small business to the next level, especially if you don’t have any prior experience with business expansion.

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The Horizons Tracker

JUNE 16, 2025

New research from Bayes Business School finds that women entrepreneurs who take a scientific approach to decision-making are better at finding new uses and markets for their products or services. This makes their ventures more likely to succeed. Many entrepreneurs—especially beginners—design their business ideas for audiences they know well, often people like themselves.

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The Horizons Tracker

JUNE 16, 2025

New research from West Virginia University reveals that stock market dynamics significantly influence how chief executives approach innovation. These effects stem from mechanisms like CEO pay structures and feedback from financial analysts. While financial analysts’ earnings forecasts are often seen as barriers to innovation, stock recommendations tell a different story.

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thoughtLEADERS, LLC

JUNE 16, 2025

Your team needs to move with a sense of urgency. This doesn’t mean moving fast – it means moving with purpose. A group of firefighters can provide great insight into what moving with a sense of urgency means. Today’s post is by Tom Pandola, author of Light a Fire Under Your Business. One of the big issues in business today is how to motivate a young workforce.

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The Horizons Tracker

JUNE 16, 2025

Refugee policies often face public resistance, but new research from the University of Michigan suggests a fresh approach: drawing on shared wartime experiences. Highlighting historical parallels between a country’s past displacements and the struggles of modern refugees can boost empathy and reduce hostility. This is especially true for people with personal or family histories of forced relocation.

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HR Digest

JUNE 16, 2025

Chipotle’s AI hiring platform is restoring some of the public’s faith in AI by showing how it can support work rather than replace it. We have only begun to touch the surface of the possibilities that artificial intelligence presents us with, and there’s much to be learned from businesses that are paving their own way with it. Employing AI in hiring processes is becoming increasingly common, and Chipotle is a prime example of a company that appears to have figured it out.

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Speaker: Chester Santos

Forgetfulness is costing you time, money, and a ton of missed opportunities. In the age of automation, it’s easy to underestimate the power of a well-trained human mind. But memory isn’t just a parlor trick, it's a strategic edge. Human memory is one of the most underrated business skills. Whether you’re managing people, leading sessions, or having high-stakes conversations, remembering names, details, and concepts can be transformative in building trust, absorbing knowledge, and driving perform

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 16, 2025

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 16, 2025

Overcome one of the most potent innovation barriers by resolving this common fear You’re a leader who wants ideas. You’ve done the Courageous Cultures work to build a workplace that encourages everyone to speak up, identify problems, and offer solutions. Everyone knows where you need ideas. You intentionally ask for solutions where you most need them.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 16, 2025

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Rich Gee Group

JUNE 16, 2025

Ever notice how most managers treat tough feedback like a trip to the dentist? They wait until the cavity is screaming, then wonder why the root canal costs so much. The reality: Delayed feedback isn’t kindness. It’s negligence dressed in business casual. Every awkward pause, every “maybe next quarter,” every unsent email is silently grading your leadership.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 16, 2025

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leaderCommunicator

JUNE 16, 2025

One question I’m often asked seems simple enough: “What makes a great leader?” Still, the answer – as we all know – is hard to sum up. Given all that’s expected of leaders in a complex business culture, the list of what matters grows by the day. And yet, there are universal themes that pop up again and again. Many of them surfaced in a recent study we conducted with The Harris Poll (full report coming later this year), we found that only a third of employees felt their leaders were exceptional.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 16, 2025

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HR Digest

JUNE 16, 2025

Starbucks shares a very complex relationship with its employees but the coffee giant is making an honest attempt at turning things around. Starbucks’ employee-centric plan first came to light with newly crowned CEO Brian Niccol’s “Back to Starbucks” strategy which was announced shortly after he took on the role. While the focus is technically on improving foot traffic at all of its stores, Starbucks’ employee-focused approach in 2025 is part of this effort to make stores more welcoming for its c

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