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.
Resilience & grit
YouTube
How parental presence shapes children's brain development
Coaching for Leaders
July 22, 2024
Resilience & grit
8
Communication
7
Deep work & focus
5
One thing predicts children's outcomes: reliable presence, not enrichment
Dismissing a child's feelings trains them to stop sharing
Repaired ruptures actively build resilience, not just undo harm
Compliance & regulation
YouTube
Three employment law hot spots every leader should know
Coaching for Leaders
July 22, 2024
Compliance & regulation
9
Business structure
6
Hiring & recruitment
5
Who owns employee LinkedIn contacts when someone leaves your company?
Misclassifying one contractor can trigger an audit of everyone.
FLSA wage cases up 400% — lunch breaks and events are hidden traps.
How to build inclusive teams: moving from good intentions to action
Coaching for Leaders
July 22, 2024
Culture building
9
Management
6
Good intentions without public commitment change nothing in your team.
Removing names from applications flipped a 15-year gender disparity at Hubble.
Metrics are the single most effective diversity intervention — more than training.
How to optimise your LinkedIn profile for visibility and career growth
Coaching for Leaders
July 22, 2024
Branding
8
Prospecting & outreach
6
Your job titles and headline determine whether recruiters ever find you
Writing for yourself instead of your searcher is the most common mistake
Endorsements from industry experts carry disproportionate weight in search ranking
Productivity & habits
YouTube
Practical productivity systems for couples and families
Coaching for Leaders
July 22, 2024
Productivity & habits
9
Processes & SOPs
7
Delegation
6
Margin and a shared capture system prevent most family coordination failures
Separate incubation and someday/maybe lists keep ideas without cluttering commitments
Quarterly half-day planning sessions shift families from pure management to leadership
How to turn limitations into advantages using the beautiful constraint framework
Coaching for Leaders
July 22, 2024
Vision & mission
9
Communication
7
Resilience & grit
6
Constraints force better outcomes than unconstrained thinking allows.
The victim mindset is universal — what matters is what comes next.
Leaders must tailor the narrative to each individual's personal motivation.
How to release control as a leader by managing anxiety
Coaching for Leaders
July 22, 2024
Management
8
Resilience & grit
7
Control is a fear response — not a management style.
Clarity about expectations is the fastest anxiety reducer.
Name your emotions to stop them from driving your behaviour.
Identity & self-belief
YouTube
Why work-life balance is a myth and what to do instead
Coaching for Leaders
July 22, 2024
Identity & self-belief
9
Goal setting
8
Work-life balance is an outdated myth — prioritisation replaces it
Alignment with your values raises your capacity to handle stress
Closing the gap between where you are and where you want to be requires becoming a different person
Prioritising well: fixed goals, flexible plans, and daily intention
Coaching for Leaders
July 22, 2024
Goal setting
9
Work-life balance
7
Two priority sets: permanent values plus season-specific flexible ones
Urgent and important are not the same — busyness masks this
Stopping takes more courage than grinding; rest requires identity beyond work
Relationships & family
YouTube
Why weak and dormant ties outperform close connections for new opportunities
Coaching for Leaders
July 22, 2024
Relationships & family
8
Niche selection
5
40–50% of job leads come from weak or dormant ties, not close friends
Homogenous inner circles create echo chambers that kill good decisions
Check in with dormant contacts every 3–6 months before you need anything
How to represent your experience when your title or health limits you
Coaching for Leaders
July 22, 2024
Public speaking
8
Branding
6
Identity & self-belief
5
Lead with your strengths, not your health limitations, at work.
Use a working title on resumes when your official title misrepresents your role.
Start presentations with audience and objective — never with PowerPoint.
How to give effective feedback using a three-step framework
Coaching for Leaders
July 22, 2024
Management
9
Communication
7
Excessive preamble is a delay tactic — employees already know what's coming
SBI framework forces clarity when difficult messages make managers vague
Continue coaching should outpace improvement coaching five to one
How to ask for career help effectively
Coaching for Leaders
July 22, 2024
Communication
9
Identity & self-belief
6
Vague asks kill credibility — clarity unlocks real introductions
Follow up within 24 hours or the opportunity evaporates
Sponsors pull levers for your career; mentors just advise
Working effectively across cultures: lessons from a year in Mumbai
Coaching for Leaders
July 22, 2024
Communication
9
Identity & self-belief
7
Market research
5
Why 'yes' abroad often means no — and what to do
Needs-based selling is a Western concept many cultures reject
Living abroad resets your sense of wants vs. needs permanently
How to start and navigate difficult conversations at work
Coaching for Leaders
July 22, 2024
Communication
9
Conflict resolution
8
Objection handling
5
A three-step framework turns any charged conversation into a structured dialogue
Never commit in the call — email removes pressure on agreeable negotiators
Pre-negotiate the meeting agenda to guarantee airtime with domineering executives