Leadership Tales

Leadership Tales is a Substack focusing on various aspects of leadership development and strategies through storytelling. It covers topics like feedback, creativity, trust, collaborative leadership, conflict resolution, strategic patience, goal setting, communication skills, and managing managers. It emphasizes continuous growth, innovation, and effective communication as keys to successful leadership.

Feedback and Performance Creativity and Innovation Trust Building Collaborative Leadership Conflict Resolution Strategic Patience and Opportunity Goal Setting Communication Skills Managing Managers Decision Making

The hottest Substack posts of Leadership Tales

And their main takeaways

From Happy to Productive: Embracing Balanced Critical Feedback

16 implied HN points • 21 Mar 23

Balanced critical feedback is essential for team performance and success.
Feedback should be specific and actionable to drive improvement.
Creating a culture that values feedback can lead to continuous growth and development.

Unleashing Creative Potential: Thinking Inside Another Box

8 implied HN points • 03 Jun 23

🚌 Education Creativity Problem Solving Innovation Learning

Thinking inside another box involves exploring fresh ideas within defined boundaries by combining existing knowledge.
Drawing inspiration from diverse industries can lead to innovative approaches in problem-solving and creativity.
Encouraging analogue thinking through patterns can help individuals generate novel insights and breakthrough ideas.

Trust on the Fast Lane: Shortcut to Building Trust for Success

8 implied HN points • 08 Apr 23

💼 Business Leadership Trust Building Networking Success

Trust is valuable but can be difficult to find.
Adopting a strategic mindset can accelerate building trust.
Finding allies with shared goals can help build trust faster.

Influencing with Intention: Driving High-Impact Outcomes through Collaborative Leadership

4 HN points • 14 Apr 23

💼 Business Leadership Problem Solving Collaboration Influence Networking

Effective leaders leverage networks for impactful solutions beyond just technical fixes.
Influencing with intention involves tapping into the influence of others to achieve more impactful outcomes.
Leaders can maximize impact by shifting from problem-solving to relationship-building, transforming crises into opportunities, and leveraging peer power.

From Tension to Teamwork: The Leader's Guide to Conflict Resolution

1 HN point • 04 Apr 23

💼 Business Leadership Conflict resolution Teamwork Management Workplace dynamics

Conflict can lead to new ideas and stronger relationships when managed positively.
Address conflicts head-on to find resolutions and prevent negative impacts.
Encourage mutual understanding and collaboration to work towards common goals.

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Congratulations! You're Now Leading Other Managers. Now What?

0 implied HN points • 18 Jun 23

💼 Business Leadership Management Teamwork Professional development Communication

Embrace the role of a strategic leader and focus on long-term goals
Delegate tasks and empower team members to foster growth and build trust
Provide guidance, support, and foster collaboration among managers

Beat the Luck Factor: How Strategic Patience Can Make You Ready for Opportunities

0 implied HN points • 23 Apr 23

💼 Business Career growth Decision-making Strategic Planning Skill development

Strategic patience is about preparing yourself for opportunities and seizing them when they come.
Invest in your long-term professional development, even if it means sacrificing short-term gains.
Be ready to seize opportunities quickly with the right skills, like Tesla did in the EV market.

Breaking the Mold: How Simple Framing Can Build Engineering Leaders Out Of Engineering Managers

0 implied HN points • 01 Apr 23

💼 Business Leadership Communication Management

Effective communication skills are crucial for engineering managers to evolve into leaders.
Managers often hit a communication plateau due to lack of direction or resources.
Framing, as a tool for strategic communication, can inspire and motivate teams when used effectively.

The Counter-Intuitive Leadership Philosophy That Changed My Approach to Goal Setting

0 implied HN points • 25 Mar 23

💼 Business Leadership Goal setting Organization Decision-making Strategy

Goals are important, but they are just a means to an end.
Focusing too much on specific goals can cause leaders to lose sight of the larger vision.
Setting goals without a larger vision is like building a house without a blueprint.

Navigating Dips: To Persist or Pivot

0 implied HN points • 13 Jun 23

💼 Business Leadership Decision-making Success Podcasts Self-Improvement

Persistence is key to success, but knowing when to pivot is equally important.
Assess if you're influencing a broader market and consider building a quitting contract.
Combine expanding influence with a structured quitting plan for navigating challenges.

The Ancient Greek Secret to Leadership Transformation: Ethos, Logos, and Pathos

0 implied HN points • 02 Apr 23

💼 Business Leadership Communication Management Teamwork Professional development

Effective communication is crucial for leadership success.
Ethos, logos, and pathos are persuasive rhetoric devices for framing messages.
Continuous improvement in communication skills requires setting measurable goals and regular practice.