Reflections on Leadership — January 2025 Recap


Reflections on Leadership — January 2025 Recap

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Here’s a recap of leadership articles, tips, 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 make the content we produce valuable to you.


January Articles

The Kind of Leadership That Weak Leaders Fear

Maintaining Focus During Chaotic Times

Practicing Leadership in the Age of Oligarchy

Inclusive Leadership and the Strength of Diversity


Wake Up A Leader

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Set the Tone for Your Year

When Leadership Fails; The Cost of Complacency and the Need for Integrity

Leadership ABCs; From Accountability to Zeal

The Crow and the Parrot: The Price of Speaking and the Cost of Silence

Not Us. Not Today.:The Missing Courage to Stand by Your Values


Popular Video(s)

Stop the Purity Tests

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Maintaining Focus During Chaotic Times

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Leadership Tools

Crafting Your Leadership Path: A Practical Guide to Defining Your Impact

Are You the Kind of Leader Who Gives a C.R.A.P.?

Metrics to Consider When Measuring Leadership Performance

Download 142 Ways to Praise


Product Spotlight

Reclaiming Your Time

and Other Ebooks


Essays On: Anti-Authoritarian Leadership


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