Reflections on Leadership — January 2024 Recap


Reflections on Leadership — January 2024 Recap

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Here’s a recap of the various leadership articles, tips, videos, and merch. Karl Bimshas Consulting shared in January. If you’re a frequent reader, please share your thoughts via the Content Satisfaction Survey. We’d love to know what you think so we can continue to make the content we produce valuable to you.

January Articles

10 Overlooked Qualities Leaders Must Improve in 2024
Effective leadership requires regular self-improvement. While many leaders focus on specific skills or expertise…karlbimshas.medium.com

Motivation, Inspiration, Reward & Recognition
Motivation is a short-term force driven by external factors, often rooted in fear or a sense of lack. Inspiration is…karlbimshas.medium.com

The Leadership Scorecard
People intuitively know the difference between an effective leader and a lousy leader.karlbimshas.medium.com

Essential Leadership Traits: Empathy and Curiosity
Empathy and curiosity are traits a great leader instinctively calls upon and a lousy leader cannot comprehend.karlbimshas.medium.com

Vision, Passion, Action
You need a combination of vision, passion, and action to achieve exceptional performance.karlbimshas.medium.com


It's Journal Season!
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Your Guide to Finding Purpose, Setting Goals and Maintaining Successkarlbimshas.substack.com

Where to Start Your Leadership Development
Six questions to helpkarlbimshas.substack.com

When Lousy Leaders Panic
It's because good things are happeningkarlbimshas.substack.com


Wk 4 - Connect Thoughts and Emotions for Greater Awareness
Hello Reader, ​ ​ As a leader, it's important to recognize that emotions and thoughts are interconnected. Emotions can…karlbimshas.ck.page


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Power, Authority, and Leadership Integrity

Wednesday, January 28, 2026 New Essay Digest ESSAYS ON: Power, Authority, and Leadership Integrity is a collected series of leadership essays examining the misuse of power, the erosion of accountability, and the conditions that separate legitimate authority from coercion. Written for serious leaders, professionals, and decision-makers, this volume challenges performative leadership and reasserts standards of responsibility, restraint, and stewardship. Rather than offering motivational...

Reflections on Leadership

January 22, 2026 Reflections on Leadership Not Imported, Inherited America’s leadership crisis is not caused by external threats but by inherited systems of hierarchy and exclusion that will persist until leaders deliberately audit, redesign, and take responsibility for the structures they govern. Continue reading → Silence Is Not Leadership Leadership is not a role. It is a responsibility, and it cannot be separated from accountability, truth, or integrity. When systems or institutions...

https://sparklabsummit.com/

Hi Reader, Your story is already being told. In your leadership.In your brand.In how people decide whether to trust you. The only question is whether it’s intentional or accidental. At SparkLab Summit, four speakers come together to break down how mindset, marketing, and leadership shape the narrative around your authority and impact. University of San DiegoJanuary 31 This is a working session for leaders who want clarity, alignment, and control over the story they project. If you’re done...