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.
Staying grounded as a leader: living from the inside out
Coaching for Leaders
July 22, 2024
Management
7
Identity & self-belief
7
Why chasing relevance is a sign you've lost your inner compass
Facing your shadow gives it less power, not more
You can't change the world — only what's within three feet of you
How managers can navigate hybrid and remote work decisions
Coaching for Leaders
July 22, 2024
Management
9
Remote teams
7
Teams deciding together on office days double global engagement rates.
50/50 splitter-blender split holds across all generations — ask, don't assume.
One meaningful 15-minute weekly conversation drives 80% employee engagement.
How to notice and change dysfunctional culture in your organization
Coaching for Leaders
July 22, 2024
Culture building
10
Management
8
Silence from your team means it's not safe, not that things are fine.
Fix dysfunctional culture before layering on new initiatives.
High performers cost more than leaders admit — do the full math.
How to discover what people actually want as a leader
Coaching for Leaders
July 22, 2024
Management
10
Delegation
6
All human motivation reduces to two needs: safety and self-esteem
People rarely reveal true wants — trust must be earned before they open up
Familiarity and similarity are the fastest routes to the trust that unlocks honesty
Practical storytelling for leaders: from telling to meaning-making
Coaching for Leaders
July 22, 2024
Communication
9
Identity & self-belief
6
Community building
5
The real power of story happens after it's told, not during
Describing emotion — not displaying it — is enough to trigger neural coupling
The harvester-witness model turns listeners into active meaning-makers
Power as a force for good: lessons from the power paradox
Coaching for Leaders
July 22, 2024
Management
10
Communication
7
Empathy is the single strongest predictor of gaining lasting power.
Feeling powerful literally shuts down the brain's empathy networks.
Relinquishing control — not tightening it — is what builds real influence.
Productivity & habits
YouTube
Getting Things Done: David Allen on the GTD methodology
Coaching for Leaders
July 22, 2024
Productivity & habits
10
Deep work & focus
7
Your head is for ideas, not storage — externalise everything
Next action thinking is the cure for procrastination and stuck decisions
Always-on technology exploits dopamine loops and kills deep thinking
Leadership lies that cause managers to overwork and overstress
Coaching for Leaders
July 22, 2024
Delegation
8
Resilience & grit
7
Why the rule 'do everything on the list' is the root lie
Emotions at work aren't unprofessional — suppressing them is costly
Not knowing the answer instantly is not a leadership failure
How to lead top-line growth through collaboration and the LoveCat philosophy
Coaching for Leaders
July 22, 2024
B2B sales
9
Culture building
7
Hiring & recruitment
5
Why the lone sales genius fails against six-decision-maker committees
The skeptic in the room is your highest-value conversion target
Giving knowledge and mentorship without strings builds lasting business power
Work-life balance
YouTube
Practical approaches to work-life balance for busy parents
Coaching for Leaders
July 22, 2024
Work-life balance
9
Productivity & habits
7
Automation & tools
5
Balance is a continuous correction, not a state you reach
Shared calendars and pre-communicated boundaries prevent schedule chaos
Automating recurring tasks buys back hours for family presence
Resilience & grit
YouTube
Getting unstuck: movement as a practice at any age
Coaching for Leaders
July 22, 2024
Resilience & grit
8
Motivation
6
Stuckness is an illusion — redirect the flashlight forward, not back.
Find the trickle, not the dam: tiny motion is always available.
A 102-year-old doctor reclaimed her voice at 93 through a dream.
Inclusive leadership starts with knowing your own biases
Coaching for Leaders
July 22, 2024
Culture building
9
Management
7
Identity & self-belief
5
The gap between intention and impact — not commitment — blocks inclusion
Free implicit bias tests reveal biases you genuinely didn't know you held
Upstanding means acting in the moment, not just identifying as an ally
How MasterCard replaced advertising with experience-driven affinity
Coaching for Leaders
July 22, 2024
Branding
9
Customer experience
7
Content marketing
5
Loyalty programs are structurally flawed — affinity is the realistic goal.
Ad blockers and ad-free streaming have made traditional advertising structurally broken.
Experiences consumers create stories around outperform ads that interrupt them.
How to use personality assessments well as a leader
Coaching for Leaders
July 22, 2024
Management
9
Hiring & recruitment
5
StrengthsFinder ranks your talents relative to each other, not against others
An assessment's only value is the conversation it sparks — not the scores
Leaders must address weaknesses, not just celebrate strengths
Leadership Q&A: layoffs, performance, team repair, and executive presence
Coaching for Leaders
July 22, 2024
Management
9
Communication
6
Customer experience
5
Layoffs hurt survivors most — transparency and alternatives come first
Hostile termination reactions are predictable; self-examination is required
Executive presence is a toolkit, not a personality type