Posts about leadership

What holds when everything shakes, what you can set aside for a while, and when it is time to get medical help, at work and in your private life.

A letter to someone who has just taken on their first management role, about the first three months and leading the way you would want to be led.

An invented but typical Monday morning for a unit manager in social services, and what it says about making decisions under pressure.

An invented but typical conversation between a manager and a team member, with my notes on feedback, boundaries and keeping the relationship intact.

On yoga's yamas and niyamas as an inner frame for people who lead others, and why your stance often shows before your method does.

For managers who keep leading while going through an illness, a separation or a loss: on being allowed to be human at work, and where to find help.

A worksheet for the quarter of an hour after a difficult decision: five questions, a time limit and a way to put the decision down.

An invented but typical story from an employee's point of view, about what it is like when a manager really notices you, and what the research says.