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!
Target your personal and professional development with "messy" journalingkarlbimshas.substack.com
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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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Hi Reader, How Serious Leaders Stop Drifting Leadership drift is real. You don’t fix it with platitudes or personality tests. You need a system; one that stabilizes chaos, exposes blind spots, and gives you the language to lead with authority and grace. That’s why I created the Leadership Accountability Launch Kit— a three-part entry into the Leadership Guidance System from Karl Bimshas Consulting. Each tool is helpful on its own. Together? They’re transformational. Navigating Chaos sets the...

Hello Reader, Why I’ve Been Focused on Anti-Authoritarianism (and Why You Should Be Too) For too long, the conversation around leadership has missed the mark. That’s why, nearly a year ago, I published Essays On: Anti-Authoritarian Leadership — a collection of ten essays confronting the behaviors and dangers of authoritarianism. It dismantles the myth of authoritarian strength and urges leaders to reflect, resist, and recommit to democratic principles. Innovation, collaboration, and ethical...

The Leadership Accountability Audit

Hi Reader, Most leaders say they value accountability. Few actually enforce it. The cracks always start small: Double standards. Unspoken expectations. Avoided conversations. Then, mediocrity sets in, rebranded as "the way we do things." If you're not holding yourself and others to clear, enforced standards, you're not leading. You're managing dysfunction and enabling drift. Leadership drift doesn’t make headlines. It just quietly undermines your credibility. A single missed expectation...