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🤔 Dear Lewis, should I fire a difficult employee?
In today’s edition, a VP wrestles with whether to fire a defiant employee after a blatant act of insubordination during a team crisis.
🤔 Dear Lewis, my senior employee let me down in a crisis. What do I do next?
When a senior employee fails to step up during a crisis, a VP must decide: rebuild trust or cut ties? Today’s edition unpacks the aftermath, lessons…
🤔 Dear Lewis, my predecessor made promises I can’t keep. How do I lead without losing trust?
In today’s edition, a newly promoted VP is burdened by his predecessor’s promises—spanning budget commitments to employee promotions—and faces the task…
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🤔 Dear Lewis, my transparency backfired. How do I lead without over-explaining?
🤔 Dear Lewis, how do I handle false accusations and personal attacks from my employees?
Dear Lewis, how do I set the emotional tone of the room?
🤔 Dear Lewis, my transparency backfired. How do I lead without over-explaining?
In today’s edition, a VP learns the hard way that being too transparent can backfire—turning team meetings into endless debates instead of focused…
🤔 Dear Lewis, my managers won't hold their teams accountable. How do I fix this?
In today's edition, a VP grapples with managers avoiding accountability—and discovers a step-by-step method to turn hesitation into leadership strength.
🤔 Dear Lewis, my retreat taught me to be vulnerable. How do I make my team share too?
A VP wants to recreate his transformative retreat experience with his engineering team. Here's why that's a dangerous idea.
Dear Lewis, How Do I Handle a Chronic Deadline Dodger Without Micromanaging?
In today’s edition, a VP struggles with a brilliant team that can’t meet deadlines. Discover the simple framework that transformed them into…
🤔 Dear Lewis, how do I handle false accusations and personal attacks from my employees?
A talented director faces a storm of false accusations from team members. Discover how ancient Stoic wisdom can transform workplace conflicts into…
🤔 Dear Lewis: How to Overcome an Overbearing, Micromanaging Boss?
A marketing director's clever strategy to outsmart her micromanaging boss—and how you can apply it to reclaim your workplace autonomy.
🤔 Dear Lewis, how can I network effectively for a new job?
A Director's job search hits a wall. I help the client turn rusty networking skills into a job-landing strategy that'll make recruiters swipe right…
Dear Lewis, how do I handle my relationship with the previous CEO?
A new CEO takes over a doughnut chain, unsure how to work with his popular predecessor. Learn a four-step plan to manage this relationship and establish…
Dear Lewis, how do I set the emotional tone of the room?
A director struggles to influence team morale, reacting to room dynamics instead of shaping them. Learn how emotional leadership techniques can…
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