Posts by Robin Pou

Your leadership style is useful and effective in a lot of situations. But not all. Find out how to expand your leadership effectiveness by seeking feedback.

Does my leadership style change over time? Or how flexible do I need to be to adjust it to increase my effectiveness?

If you possess leadership authority (according to last week’s newsletter #63), how are you using that authority? Meaning, what is your leadership approach, your style?

Authority is the power to influence or direct people’s thinking, opinions, or behavior. On what authority are you basing your leadership during turbulent times?

When I was an attorney, I wanted to exceed expectations. In my annual review, I dreaded the possibility of “meets expectations,” a mark of average performance in a highly competitive environment. How times have changed. Leaders are bonusing team members who are meeting expectations. Here’s why.

To be effective, leaders cannot merely lower expectations when their team does not achieve the goal. Instead, they can change their approach to their expectations as a leader to put themselves, and their teams, in a position to be successful.

Oftentimes in work (and in life) we have expectations of others. But do we know the expectations we have for ourselves as leaders in certain circumstances? Find out how to be clear on your expectations.

Does the concept of balance as a leader even exist? If leaders switch from sleuthing out balance to focusing on prioritizing their efforts, might they solve the problem for which they believe balance is the solution?

The cost of hurrying may be too great for leaders who want to lead with confidence. Now hurry up and read this.

What is your organization’s current innovation and launch plan?