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From The Heartbeat Podcast: A chat with Halleemah Nash
When I think of people I admire, I think of Halleemah Nash â an acclaimed nonprofit leader, speaker, and author. Currently, she serves as the Executive Director of iMentor Chicago. In this interview, she shares one thing she wished she learned earlier as a leader.
Transcript of the interview here
Latest leadership reads
The Problem with Saying âDonât Bring Me Problems, Bring Me Solutionsâ
âThe âbring me a solutionâ approach can also cause employees to shut down in fear, breed a culture of intimidation, and prevent some problems from surfacing until theyâre full-blown crises.âWritten by Sabina Nawaz, Harvard Business Review
Itâs a Good Thing Some People Donât Like You
âTrying too hard to convince someone to like you or what you offer can backfire in many different ways.âWritten by Julien Adler, Executive business coach
Improving Company Culture Is Not About Providing Free Snacks
âWeâve learned through our work at the Katzenbach Center that the key to unlocking performance via organizational culture is to align company culture to business priorities.âWritten by Alice Zhou, strategy + business
The Art Of Delegating To Great People
âAfter delegating some task, Iâd find out later that it didnât turn out as I was expecting or wasnât even close completion. I took it personally and it weighed on my mind.âWritten by David Bailey, Entrepreneur + VC
Iâve Interviewed Over 300 EntrepreneursâHereâs Their Most Counterintuitive Advice
âIâve learned that the most successful entrepreneursâ real strengths arenât necessarily their product visions or executional abilities. Those certainly matter, but their habits and mind-sets might carry even more weight.âWritten by Jenna Abdou, Fast Company
Favorite leadership reads
Leadership is a quality that you can teach yourself
âEven the most intense apprenticeship phase isnât designed to endow you with leadership skills. Thatâs why you should find ways to develop these skills on your own, as soon as you get your feet wet.âWritten by Christian Bonilla, Quartz
Your Companyâs Culture is Who You Hire, Fire, & Promote
âThe gap between aspirational and practiced values is diagnostic of how much your companyâs culture needs to improve. The actions you are taking to bridge the gap is prognostic of whether it will.âWritten by Dr. Cameron Sepah, Professor of Psychiatry at UCSF Medicine
The Donâts That Turned Alexis Ohanian into the Leader He Is Today
âFor leaders, being a real, whole, relatable human being, is a core strength and a competitive advantage.âPublished by First Round Review
How new CEOs can boost their odds of success
ââŚThe sheer number of moves seems to make a difference, at least for CEOs who join poorly performing companies. Also, external hires appear to have a greater propensity to act.âWritten by Michael Birshan, Thomas Meakin, and Kurt Strovink, McKinsey Quarterly
51 Things Your Employees Wonât Tell You (Unless You Ask)
âYour employees have something to say but probably wonât tell you. Are you asking the right questions?âWritten by John Brandon, Inc
Just for fun
The âOther Sideâ Is Not Dumb
Written by Sean Blanda (itâs one of my favorite pieces Iâve ever read on Medium)