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Balancing Advocacy and Inquiry
Most advice on leadership communication focuses on getting better at advocacy – crafting the message, effective delivery, and so on. What…
Sheril Mathews
I am an executive/leadership coach. Before LS, I worked for 20 years in corporate America in various technical & leadership roles. Have feedback? You can reach me at sheril@leadingsapiens.com.
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Filters in Communication
When we communicate, there are several layers of invisible filters that can muddle the message. Knowing the most common communication…
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Locus of Control: A Leadership Perspective
Locus of control refers to how we view circumstances in terms of the amount of control we have over situations…
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20 Leadership Capacities based on Systems Thinking
Understanding systems thinking is a must for modern leaders. In Reading the Room, David Kantor outlines a list of leadership…
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The Systems Thinking Iceberg
The systems thinking iceberg is a useful thinking model for leaders when dealing with intractable problems that never seem to…
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Cognitive Distortions that Undermine Clear Thinking
Leaders are paid to think clearly. And a big impediment to clear thinking is what CBT/REBT calls Cognitive Distortions:…
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7 Principles of Effective Constructive Feedback
Most managers suck at giving effective, constructive feedback. Equally, most of us are bad at receiving and processing constructive feedback.…
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The Johari Window: A Guide for Leaders
The Johari Window is used to understand how we communicate based on self-knowledge and how others see us. It’s…
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Ground rules for effective meetings
How can you run more effective meetings? One way is to study folks who are masters at running effective meetings,…
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If Vincent van Gogh Was Your Career Coach
Most of us have heard of Vincent van Gogh the artist but not many are aware that he was an…
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Building vs Buying Complexity: the Pleasure of Process
Increasing entropy is the natural state of the universe — everything disintegrates to lower levels of order, especially living things. But…
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Amazon's Leadership Principles: A Deep Dive
Whether you're preparing for an interview at Amazon, or a leader wanting to get better, there’s something…