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Sources of Power in Organizations
What makes some folks and certain teams more powerful than others in organizations? What is the source of their power?…
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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Assertive Inquiry
Can balancing advocacy with inquiry be implemented at an organizational level? Turns out, you can.
Roger Martin is one of…
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Ethos, Pathos, and Logos in Modern Leadership
The framework of ethos, pathos, and logos was developed in the 4th century BC by Aristotle. It’s a simple…
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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…
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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…
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 model is a 2x2 matrix that captures how we communicate based on self-knowledge and how others see…
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,…