Hi Reader, The longer leaders work together, the easier it becomes to normalize unhealthy patterns. Meetings become less productive. Expectations become less clear. Feedback becomes less frequent. No one notices because everyone adapts. That's why I created the Leadership Drift Situation Board. It helps leadership teams pause, compare observations, and recognize what may have quietly become "normal." Sometimes that's all it takes to change the conversation. Manage Better. Lead Well. -Karl...

Reflections on Leadership Leadership Is Discovered, Not Declared Leadership Drift This Week The fastest way to create a leadership problem is to decide who can and cannot lead based on whim or vibe. Effective organizations develop leaders by creating opportunities for people to discover whether they are prepared for, and want, to carry the responsibility. The moment an organization decides someone "isn't leadership material," it has made a leadership decision that creates a future leadership...

Reflections on Leadership Vision Is a Leadership Practice Leadership Drift This Week Many organizations have a vision statement but not a vision that actually leads. Leadership teams often invest, or waste, significant time trying to craft the right words. They debate language, refine sentences, and search for the winning phrase that accurately captures the organization's direction. Yet after the announcement is made, the diluted vision becomes something people recognize from the wall of a...