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#91 - Your Personal Debrief for 2025!
10 Dec 25
As the year draws to a close, now is the perfect moment to pause, lift your head from the day-to-day noise, and conduct a personal debrief on your 2025 journey. The highs, the lows, the setbacks, the successes...all of it contains insight.
This edition of the Springboard Spotlight! walk...
by Steve Strange â
Dec 10, 2025
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#90 - Survival of the fittest!
3 Dec 25
Innovation isnât a workshop. It isnât a brainstorming session. Itâs a culture.Teams that consistently innovate share one trait: they are encouraged, and expected, to think about how to improve the business every single day.
In this edition, we explore how to build a culture where innovat...
by Steve Strange â
Dec 05, 2025
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#89 - When the spotlight fades...
28 Nov 25
Many mid-career professionals eventually feel a painful shift: the sense that their best years, biggest wins and 'superstar era' may well be behind them.
This moment isnât a dead end itâs a turning point. When handled intentionally, it becomes the transition from individual brilliance t...
by Steve Strange â
Nov 28, 2025
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#88 - Navigating life's constant transitions!
19 Nov 25
Life is one long series of transitions be they new roles, new responsibilities or new identities. Whether youâre stepping up to your first leadership position, becoming a parent, shifting industries, or simply growing into a more capable version of yourself, transitions can feel messy a...
by Steve Strange â
Nov 19, 2025
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#87 - Perception: The invisible force that shapes your career!
12 Nov 25
In leadership and career progression, what people perceive often matters as much, sometimes more, than whatâs real. You can be competent, credible and capable. Yet if the perception around you doesnât match that reality, your progress stalls.
This month, we unpack the idea that 'Percept...
by Steve Strange â
Nov 12, 2025
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#86 - Redesigning your mid-career path!
5 Nov 25
Youâve done everything right, delivered results, built credibility, stayed loyal yet your career feels stuck. The promotions are slower. The roles above you are occupied. The feedback is 'Youâre doing great just keep it up.'
But what if the problem isnât you but the ladder itself?
In thi...
by Steve Strange â
Nov 06, 2025
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#85 - Trust - From another perspective!
29 Oct 25
I've spoken before about wht trust is the invisible cement that binds a team together. Itâs easy to overlook because it doesnât appear on an organisational chart or a KPI dashboard. Yet when itâs missing everything cracks.
In the Navy, trust wasnât a ânice-to-haveâ, it was a survival me...
by Steve Strange â
Oct 30, 2025
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#84 - Fighting Frustration!
22 Oct 25
Frustration is one of the most dangerous emotions in leadership not because itâs explosive, but because itâs subtle.
It creeps in quietly when things donât go to plan, when people underperform, or when expectations arenât met. And while it feels justified in the moment, frustration is c...
by Steve Strange â
Oct 22, 2025
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#83 - The Fast-Track Fallacy!
15 Oct 25
Fast-track leadership schemes are designed to accelerate talent development by giving high-potential employees a breadth of experience across the business. While they can build impressive technical and organisational knowledge quickly, they often miss a critical ingredient: the slow, hu...
by Steve Strange â
Oct 15, 2025
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#82 - When experience becomes a cage!
8 Oct 25
Many experienced leaders find themselves in a quiet dilemma: theyâre expected to already know how to lead, yet leadership challenges continue to evolve. This expectation creates pressure making it hard to admit when they need help or when to seek coaching. The result is a leadership 'tra...
by Steve Strange â
Oct 08, 2025
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#81 - Breaking the leadership death spiral!
1 Oct 25
Many leaders find themselves trapped in a destructive cycle: overloaded schedules, teams that defer too much, and work that drags them deeper into the weeds.The result is a downward spiral where thereâs no time, energy, or mental capacity to create the space required to change what's wro...
by Steve Strange â
Oct 01, 2025
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#80 - Judgement Calls: Turning decisions into leadership wins!
24 Sep 25
Judgement is the ability to make sound decisions based on experience, knowledge and discernment. It blends rational analysis with intuition and values, guiding how we respond to challenges, opportunities and risks.
Strong judgement is essential for leaders, innovators, and professionals...
by Steve Strange â
Sep 24, 2025
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