Leading in Context

OCTOBER 12, 2022

By Linda Fisher Thornton As a leadup to a keynote I'm doing for the Michigan Association of School Boards, I was invited to submit a feature article for their fall issue of the MASB LeaderBoard. In the article, "Meeting the Challenge of Ethical Decision Making," I write about how since the start of the pandemic, decision making has become more complex and requires much more intentional decision making.

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Leadership Freak

OCTOBER 12, 2022

I feel stress when people tell me to relax. A little stress is good. A lot of stress eats you alive. Stress in large doses makes you stupid. Chronic stress shrinks your brain.

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The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 12, 2022

In leadership conversations, women are often expected to display a combination of competence and warmth due to gendered societal expectations of them. If they’re unable to display this potent mix, they can often face negative career consequences. Research from the University of Michigan explores how this affects women and what they can do about it.

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The Practical Leader

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Last in a 7-part series: Let’s Be Frank about Spirit and Meaning. (Links below to previous installments). That greener grass on the other side of the fence often turns out to be spray painted. Frank had broken through his “trapped emptiness.” He had a renewed sense of hope and purpose. He was energized. Life was worth living. Through the difficult, on-and-off discussions he and Deb continued to hold, Frank realized that quitting his job and moving to that small festival theater

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The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 12, 2022

The digital divide has been well documented, but most of the discussions on the topic have suggested such a divide is based on urban/rural lines. Research from Lancaster University and The Work Foundation highlights how this divide also has regional aspects to it. The study shows that nearly 30% of people in North West England are unconfident that they can complete normal tasks, such as applying for a job, online.

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Ron Edmondson

OCTOBER 12, 2022

In this episode of The Ron Edmondson Leadership Podcast Ron and Chandler Vannoy discuss the goals of systems and structures. Why do we have – and need – good systems and structures? What is their value and what overall goals should we be aiming for when we create them? Join us as we talk about it. In this episode, goals of systems and structures.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Data will help you identify the biggest problems — and get buy-in from skeptics.

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The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 12, 2022

It seems intuitive to assume that securing communication across partisan divides, such as between Democrats and Republicans, can help to narrow any ideological gaps that exist and foster more common ground. This, in turn, can help to ease the corrosive polarization that so grips so many liberal democracies around the world. Research from UC Berkeley suggests things may not be quite so straightforward, however, as they found that brief, cross-partisan conversations can often have little impact on

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 12, 2022

A guide to setting a strategy-centric agenda for board meetings.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Lessons from Best Buy’s failure and semiconductor manufacturer AMD’s success.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Strategies to help you shape the future in the face of fear.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Sponsor content from Siemens Healthineers.

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