leadership
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Have you ever seen the popular boss vs. leader meme? It gets shared so much on LinkedIn and other social platforms that it’s almost cliché, but it does adequately make its point that a boss barks orders while a leader helps handle the load. And if you think about the illustration, it appropriately demonstrates that…
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You might have heard of managing up and managing down. Simply put, unless you own and run the company, you have to manage up to someone. Even most CEOs answer to a board. And, in contrast, if you have any direct reports, you have to manage down. Typically, managing down refers to how you guide,…
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Everybody wants to be the boss, to be in charge. That’s ambition, but what ambition doesn’t tell you is leading is hard work, and for some people it just doesn’t come naturally. Or maybe all they’ve been shown is bad examples. I frequently say good leadership starts with leading by example, and while that’s 100%…
