Staying hidden, me to we, and building inclusion

Happy Tuesday! I started the day off right with an early morning fetch session (+5 points if you can spot my dog) in San Francisco’s Fort Mason. I hope you’ve had a great start to your day. Now, on today’s tips…

From the Coaches

Alisa Manjarrez writes a tongue-in-cheek take on the benefits of being invisible at work, an important reminder for coaches that sometimes all it takes is some humor to show clients that standing out is better than blending in in 7 Benefits of Staying Hidden (a.k.a. How NOT to Show Up).

Ann Mehl pulls inspiration from the world of basketball, sharing what leadership teams could learn from NBA legend Phil Jackson in Getting From Me to We: The Wisdom of High-Performing Teams.

Monte Wyatt delves into the issue of managing a remote team, offering advice on how a quarterly retreat may be exactly what your clients need if they’re to truly get the most out of their entire team in Building Inclusion and Belonging in Remote Teams: The Importance of Quarterly Retreats.

Doug Howard shares these ten tips he gives to his clients looking to make the jump into a leadership role in this post on LinkedIn.

Ed Batista provides helpful advice on one of the most difficult aspects of being a leader, identifying the right people to join their teams. Specifically, Ed provides questions your clients can use to identify defensiveness in candidates they’re interviewing in Surfacing Defensiveness (Three Questions for Candidates).

Tami Reiss serves up this concise look at 16 product strategies for growth and when to use them as an easily digestible way to help clients unsure of their next big move in 16 Strategies For Growth Revisited.

From the Operators & Investors

Andrew Chen shares his experience with product death spirals, what to look out for, and what your clients should do if they think they’re in one in This is the Product Death Cycle. Why it happens, and how to break out of it.

Paul Graham helps new leaders understand the difficulties in limiting their indulgences when they have more resources at their disposal than ever before in How to Lose Time and Money.

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