Actually, No.: Being Liked Makes You a Weak Leader
Actually, No: Rethinking the Rules of Leadership By: Brittany Teepe Myth #3: Being Liked Makes You a Weak Leader Somewhere along the way, leadership picked up a strange reputation: if people like you, you must be doing something wrong. Maybe you're too nice. Too...
Good Leadership – Asking for a Raise
If You’re Taking on More Responsibilities, Is It Time to Ask for a Raise? By: Patty Prosser When and how to ask for a raise is a frequent topic among my coaching clients. It seems more and more leaders are being asked to take on additional responsibilities, but...
Actually, No.: Leadership Comes with a Title
Actually, No.: Rethinking the Rules of Leadership By: Brittany Teepe Myth #2 - Leadership Comes with a Title There's something about a job title that can make leadership seem pretty straightforward. Get the promotion, earn the corner office (if those still exist), add...
Actually, No.: Rethinking the Rules of Leadership
Actually, No.: Rethinking the Rules of Leadership By: Brittany Teepe There is no shortage of opinions about what leaders should and shouldn't do. Some advice is genuinely useful, some has been around so long that nobody remembers where it came from, and some...
Manage the Machine: A Book Review on Human-AI Collaboration
“Manage the Machine” Book Review: Human-AI Collaboration at Work By: Brittany Teepe I asked AI to help me look over this book review. That feels like either a very appropriate introduction to this book or the beginning of a workplace ethics investigation....
Good Leadership – Navigating a New Boss
Navigating a New Boss By: Patty Prosser One of my clients recently got a new boss and, in preparation (as she should), reached out for some advice on how she might get started off on the right foot. Successfully navigating a new boss relationship can produce...
What We Pretend is Normal at Work
Things We All Pretend Are Normal at Work By: Brittany Teepe There are things we do at work that would sound completely bizarre if we described them to someone who had never had a job. We spend weeks preparing to tell people something they already know. We put...
Eight Years After I Got Lost, Here’s What I Know About Finding Career Clarity
What happens when you achieve the career goal you spent years chasing—and then lose your direction? Eight years after getting lost in my own career, I’ve learned that career clarity isn’t about knowing exactly where you’ll end up. It’s about knowing enough about what you’re building to recognize which next decisions belong—and which ones don’t.
Your Career is Giving You Data. Are You Paying Attention?
Career clarity does not come from reacting to every feeling or forcing one big decision. It comes from noticing the patterns your work and life are already showing you and learning how to interpret them with honesty and curiosity.
Good Leadership: My Boss is a Bully – What Can I Do?
My Boss Is a Bully - What Can I Do? By: Patty Prosser You would think that in this day and age of “enlightened” leadership, my clients wouldn’t still be bringing this up in our coaching sessions. But lately, I’ve been hearing this more and more. I find this...