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Reflections on Leadership — March 2025 Recap

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Here’s a recap of leadership articles, tips, and merch. Karl Bimshas Consulting shared in March. 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.

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March Articles

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The Oval Office Debacle: A Failure of Leadership and a Betrayal of Democratic Ideals

The recent Oval Office confrontation between President Trump, Vice President Vance, and Ukrainian President Zelenskyy was a failure of leadership and diplomacy, undermining American democratic ideals and weakening the nation's global standing.

​https://open.substack.com/pub/karlbimshas/p/the-oval-office-debacle?r=4oc8s&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true​

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If You’re Not Accountable, You’re Not Leading

Accountability is the foundation of effective leadership—without it, authority is abused, teams suffer, and leaders become ineffective pretenders rather than the decisive, responsible figures their teams need.

​https://open.substack.com/pub/karlbimshas/p/if-youre-not-accountable-youre-not?r=4oc8s&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true​

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Weak Leaders Fear Empathy—Strong Leaders Use It

Leaders who dismiss empathy as a weakness are not strong—they are fearful, and their refusal to embrace it leads to poor decision-making, disengaged teams, and ineffective leadership.

​https://open.substack.com/pub/karlbimshas/p/weak-leaders-fear-empathystrong-leaders?r=4oc8s&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true​

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10 Leadership Weaknesses That Sabotage Team Success

This includes low emotional intelligence, overconfidence, avoiding difficult conversations, micromanaging, ignoring team morale, poor listening, resistance to change, short-term thinking, favoritism, and inconsistent accountability, and it provides solutions to address each issue.

​https://open.substack.com/pub/karlbimshas/p/10-leadership-weaknesses-that-sabotage?r=4oc8s&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true​

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The Leadership Continuum: Building Stronger Leaders, Teams, and Organizations

The Leadership Continuum model by Karl Bimshas Consulting emphasizes personal responsibility, continuous development, and practical application across five interconnected dimensions—self-leadership, one-on-one leadership, team leadership, organizational leadership, and governance—to build effective leaders at every level.

​https://open.substack.com/pub/karlbimshas/p/the-leadership-continuum?r=4oc8s&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true​

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Accountability in Leadership

Accountability in leadership is the responsibility to take ownership of one's actions and decisions, nurture trust, improve performance, and strengthen organizational culture through clear expectations, transparency, and integrity. So. Many. Fail.

​https://open.substack.com/pub/karlbimshas/p/accountability-in-leadership?r=4oc8s&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true​

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Leadership in Crisis: Accountability or Evasion?: A Real-Time Case Study

In times of crisis, leadership is defined by either accountability and decisive action or evasion and blame-shifting—watch not the words, but the actions.

​https://open.substack.com/pub/karlbimshas/p/leadership-in-crisis-accountability?r=4oc8s&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true​

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Solve a Damn Problem - Leadership Guide

Trolling is effortless, and bluster is cheap. Complaining is easy, but problem-solving is leadership.

​https://open.substack.com/pub/karlbimshas/p/solve-a-damn-problem?r=4oc8s&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true​

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Change it Up; A Leadership Guide

Challenge routines and intentionally shift habits to build adaptability, resilience, and growth. You’ll break stagnation and navigate change with confidence.

​https://open.substack.com/pub/karlbimshas/p/change-it-up?r=4oc8s&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true​

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Reflections on Leadership Podcast

Leadership advisor, writer, and candid accountability partner Karl Bimshas shares quick reflections on leadership and interviews other busy professionals to challenge your perspective, inspire you, and give insights to help you manage better and lead well. ​ Listen on Spotify Listen on Apple

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Weak Leaders Fear Empathy; Strong Leaders Use It

​https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/karlbimshas/episodes/386--Weak-Leaders-Fear-Empathy-Strong-Leaders-Use-It-e30n2fk​

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How Do I Lead?

You are already leading through your actions and words; to lead effectively, prioritize self-awareness, clear communication, accountability, leveraging strengths, and consistency.

​https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/karlbimshas/episodes/387--How-Do-I-Start-to-Lead-e30oqej​

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Practice Leadership on the SIDE

​https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/karlbimshas/episodes/388--Practice-Leadership-on-the-S-I-D-E-e30qabd.

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Building Accountability into Leadership

​https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/karlbimshas/episodes/389--Building-Accountability-into-Leadership-e30u72c​

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

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

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​Metrics to Consider When Measuring Leadership Performance​

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​Download 142 Ways to Praise​

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Product Spotlight

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