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#78 - The Power of Debriefs!

10 Sep 25 Great teams don’t just perform, they learn. One of the most powerful mechanisms leaders can use to sharpen performance is the post-event debrief. Done well, it transforms every action into insight, every mistake into progress, and every success into a repeatable system. Yet, many leader...

by Steve Strange — Sep 10, 2025 newsletter

#77 - Gravitas: The unspoken power of leadership!

3 Sep 25 Some leaders command attention the moment they walk into a room. They don’t need to raise their voice, pull rank or prove themselves. Their presence speaks for them. In the Royal Navy, we call this Command Presence. In the business world, it’s known as Gravitas. Not every leader has it. ...

by Steve Strange — Sep 04, 2025 newsletter

#76 - Is your Organisation ambidextrous?

27 Aug 25 Most organisations are great at one thing: either executing flawlessly on what they already know, or constantly innovating to find what’s next. The challenge is that long-term success requires both. An ambidextrous organisation is one that can simultaneously exploit its current strength...

by Steve Strange — Aug 31, 2025 newsletter

#75 - The Conspiracy of Optimism!

20 Aug 25 Optimism is a powerful force! It motivates, energises and sustains teams through difficult challenges. Yet unchecked optimism can also be dangerous. Known as the 'conspiracy of optimism', this phenomenon occurs when leaders and teams collectively downplay risks, dismiss warning signs an...

by Steve Strange — Aug 20, 2025 newsletter

#74 - Why Leaders struggle to catch up...and how to recover!

13 Aug 25 Leaders thrive on rhythm. Routine provides clarity, efficiency and momentum. But when circumstances, unexpected crises, shifting markets, personal setbacks etc, disrupt that rhythm, the consequences ripple quickly. Lost time compounds, priorities blur and teams sense the disruption. Cat...

by Steve Strange — Aug 17, 2025 newsletter

#73 - Dysfunctional senior leadership...the hidden impact!

6 Aug 25 A dysfunctional senior leadership team can quietly poison an organisation from the top down. When leaders at the highest level fail to work cohesively, the ripple effects undermine trust, derail strategy, and erode performance throughout the organisation. This issue is rarely caused by l...

by Steve Strange — Aug 09, 2025 newsletter

#72 - Energy ...your most important resource!

30 Jul 25 A leader’s most critical resource isn’t time, knowledge, or skill. It’s energy! When your energy is high, you think more clearly, communicate more effectively, and make better decisions. Yet most leaders manage their schedules without considering how their energy fluctuates throughout t...

by Steve Strange — Aug 02, 2025 newsletter

#71 - True Grit!

23 Jul 25 Success rarely comes down to talent alone. In fact, many of the most accomplished leaders didn’t start with the most advantages. They simply refused to give up. They kept showing up, doing the work, and pushing through resistance long after others had called it quits. In today's world o...

by Steve Strange — Jul 26, 2025 newsletter

#70 - Why influence trumps authority!

16 Jul 25 In 2025, leadership is no longer defined by how loudly you speak, how large your title is, or how many people report to you. In a world shaped by hybrid teams, generational shifts, and growing resistance to top-down management, the most effective leaders are not the most visible, they’r...

by Steve Strange — Jul 18, 2025 newsletter

#69 - Leaning in, then leaning back out!

9 Jul 25 In today’s workplace, effective leadership is no longer about having all the answers or controlling every outcome. The best leaders know when to step back to give their team room to grow, and when to step in just enough to unblock them when they’re stuck. Striking this balance isn’t easy...

by Steve Strange — Jul 09, 2025 newsletter

#68 - The Power of Book-Ending!

2 Jul 25 It can be uncomfortable to find a problem land in your lap for which you do not have the requisite knowledge to formulate a workable solution. However, the trick is to harness the power of Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) and sub-contract out the problem-solving to them. But it has to be do...

by Steve Strange — Jul 02, 2025 newsletter

#67 - The dangers of comparison!

25 Jun 25 It is really easy to think that everyone else is doing so much better than you. People beat themselves up unnecessarily when in reality, we are all walking slightly different paths. Some of those paths may be easier than others...at that point in time. The challenge of each person's pat...

by Steve Strange — Jun 26, 2025 newsletter

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