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Why Words Fail: The Hidden But More Important Layer in Effective Interactions
You just don’t seem to “click” with this new manager. Or despite trying different tactics you just can’t…
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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Ethos: The Art of Building Trust and Credibility
In leadership, your persuasiveness is contingent upon one question people are always asking: Can I trust the person behind the…
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Three Axioms of Effective Leadership
Recently, a client asked for a book recommendation on leadership. I asked what problem she was trying to solve. Leading…
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Logic of Self vs. Logic of Role (And Why Confusing the Two Is a Trap)
Consider a recent difficult experience at work. Perhaps it was a meeting where your idea was criticized, even dismissed. Or…
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The Philosophy Behind the Johari Awareness Model
Why is it that, despite claims to be otherwise, organizational life remains so persistently messy, even stupid sometimes? In his…
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Active Listening: What It Originally Meant
Sensitive, active listening is exceedingly rare in our lives. We think we listen, but very rarely do we listen with…
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Leading Imperfectly: Less Intervening, More Being
If you were to believe all the ChatGPT generated slop on LinkedIn, you’d be convinced that to lead effectively,…
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Aristotle's Pathos: An Ancient Remedy for Modern Leadership
It’s common to associate effective leadership with a cool, detached rationality. We assume that if the facts are right…
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Legitimate Power: Authority and Power are Not the Same Thing
Consider for a moment the last time you followed a directive at work that you privately questioned, or disliked. Why…
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Decisional Self vs Performative Self: Why Decisions Don’t Translate into Actions
Most of us have facets of our lives where things are just not up to the mark. We’d like…
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The Five Johari Leadership Archetypes
Joseph Luft in his now forgotten classic Of Human Interaction, has a section on leadership archetypes I found particularly useful,…
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The Power of Congruence
Why do we feel an instinctive sense of trust when interacting with some people, while others leave us with a…