Coaching is one of the hardest parts of leadership and I learned that the hard way. When I first moved from being an individual contributor to a leader, I thought coaching meant carrying my team. I believed my job was to have every answer, jump in at every sign of trouble, solve every problem, and of course, do it all faster and better. At least that was the story I was telling myself. In reality, all I did was exhaust myself and unintentionally signal to my team that I did n

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Let’s cut to the chase: If you’re regularly canceling 1:1 meetings with your team, you’re sending the wrong message—loud and clear. These...

When something has been obvious to you for years, it’s easy to assume it’s common sense to everyone else. But that assumption? It’s a...

Early in my leadership career, I made a critical mistake—I gave feedback without examples. I thought I was being helpful, offering...