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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November 16, 2025 Reflections on Leadership A Leader’s Guide to Problem Solving Leaders solve problems effectively by identifying the right issues, addressing root causes, implementing solutions with accountability, and institutionalizing learning to create lasting impact. Continue reading → Accountability or Collapse When institutions fail and cowardice replaces courage, only accountable leaders can preserve freedom. Continue reading → Principled Leadership in an Age of Convenience...

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November 9, 2025 Reflections on Leadership Stand up, speak out, lead well—or don’t lead at all. There is a fine line between leadership that maintains the status quo and leadership that stands up for what is right. Continue reading → Growth With Integrity Most leaders claim they want growth, but few plan for it properly. Continue reading → Stop Pretending. Start Leading. Gentlemen, you’ve put in the work. You’ve pushed harder ... Continue reading → Other Links Lead for Impact — Not Applause...

Balance

Monday 10-27-2025 Culture Leads, Systems Sustain Too many leaders hide behind systems. They think a new process, policy, or program will magically fix dysfunction. It won’t. Systems can enforce compliance, but culture determines whether the system endures or gets undermined. That’s true whether you’re managing a department or confronting systemic social issues. If your culture doesn’t support your system, you’re enforcing empty rules that no one believes in. When systems and culture are...