22 July 2024
This week's additions focus on leadership, mindset, and operations, with new digests from Lenny's Podcast Product Career Growth, Ryan Deiss, and Starter Story. Highlights include Paid search is the one channel every company should run. Most entrepreneurs produce fewer than three truly productive hours daily
Showing 540 digests for 22 July 2024.
Writing for busy readers: how to get people to read what you send
Coaching for Leaders
July 22, 2024
Copywriting
9
Communication
6
A 49-word email got nearly double the responses of a 127-word version.
Deleting every other paragraph — making it incoherent — still raised 16% more donations.
Every extra word, idea, or request reduces the chance anything gets read.
Productivity & habits
YouTube
Changing behavior, managing co-workers, and overcoming imposter syndrome
Coaching for Leaders
July 22, 2024
Productivity & habits
8
Identity & self-belief
8
Management
7
Focus on one behavior at a time — not five — to make change stick
Imposter syndrome signals growth; fix it by serving others, not reassuring yourself
Achievement orientation is a strength to redirect, not a flaw to suppress
How to build executive presence through mindset, skills, and physical conditioning
Coaching for Leaders
July 22, 2024
Communication
8
Identity & self-belief
8
Public speaking
5
Stop chasing adjectives — define the outcome you want others to feel.
Presence = credibility plus relatability, both deliberately developed.
Mindset is the hardest conditioning layer, and the only sustainable one.
How to delegate work effectively: a seven-step framework
Coaching for Leaders
July 22, 2024
Delegation
9
Outsourcing & delegation
6
Front-load the work: most delegation failures happen before anyone starts
Let the delegatee own the plan — fixing minor gaps kills their motivation
Overloading your best performer is a fast path to losing them
How to encourage team feedback without undermining trust or performance reviews
Coaching for Leaders
July 22, 2024
Management
9
Culture building
7
Mixing peer evaluation with salary decisions kills honest feedback
Nine-box 'potential' ratings are subjective and discriminate against women
Feed forward lets teams build feedback muscle before raising the stakes
How personal clarity in leadership drives employee engagement
Coaching for Leaders
July 22, 2024
Culture building
10
Communication
9
Hiring & recruitment
7
Knowing your own why makes it possible to genuinely lead others
Stock interview answers reveal nothing — ask what really motivates people
Culture is the how behind strategy; slides alone never fix comprehension
How technical professionals can develop leadership skills
Coaching for Leaders
July 22, 2024
Management
9
Identity & self-belief
6
Technical expertise alone stalls careers once people management begins
The 'smartest kid in the class' effect blinds technical pros to leadership gaps
Structured vision and weekly protected time unlock strategic leadership growth
Radical Candor: how to challenge directly while caring personally
Coaching for Leaders
July 22, 2024
Management
9
Communication
7
Ruinous empathy is more harmful long-term than being a jerk
Solicit feedback before giving it — silence for six seconds works
Praise the wrong thing and you damage trust more than silence would
Making it easier to challenge authority in teams and cockpits
Coaching for Leaders
July 22, 2024
Communication
9
Culture building
7
Challenging authority isn't a right — it's an obligation
A 1978 crash where crew knew the danger but stayed silent
Red/yellow/green phrases and escalation steps that make speaking up easy
How to make the case for your next promotion
Coaching for Leaders
July 22, 2024
Communication
8
Identity & self-belief
6
Good work never speaks for itself — you must position it.
Frame promotion as a business case, not a personal reward.
De-risk yourself by addressing decision-makers' unspoken concerns first.
When leadership isn't right: managing, following, and learning well
Coaching for Leaders
July 22, 2024
Management
9
Communication
7
Leadership handles change; management handles complexity — most work is the latter.
Followership is the overlooked third mode even senior leaders should practice.
Skills-based certificates beat generic leadership programmes for working managers.
Six ways teaching adults differs from teaching children
Coaching for Leaders
July 22, 2024
Management
9
Motivation
5
Most adult training still uses child-teaching methods — and it fails.
Adults learn only when timing, relevance, and ownership align.
Money motivates rote tasks; autonomy and purpose drive real growth.
Pivoting from specialist to entrepreneur: one leader's journey
Coaching for Leaders
July 22, 2024
Pivoting
9
Founder interviews
8
Bootstrapping
6
Leaving a good job you love — because it's not the right one
How to pivot without financial risk using a parallel FADE plan
Weak connections and outside peer groups outperform your close network
Ten practical ways to engage the people you lead today
Coaching for Leaders
July 22, 2024
Management
9
Culture building
6
Rewarding failed innovation unlocks creativity your team is hiding.
Knowing family names and stories builds engagement money cannot buy.
Closing the feedback loop on rejected ideas earns lasting trust.
Identity & self-belief
YouTube
Moving from victim to victor: recognising and escaping disempowering mindsets
Coaching for Leaders
July 22, 2024
Identity & self-belief
9
Resilience & grit
7
Three hidden victim types most people never recognise in themselves
Stop seeking attention from others — victors give it instead
Childhood triggers silently repeat until you trace and heal them