EVERYDAY LEADERSHIP
Explore the challenges, questions and situations that come with leading people.
Leadership challenges are not reserved for people who are getting it wrong. They are part of working with people, carrying responsibility and making decisions without a complete picture.
You don’t need to have a finished question or a clear answer to begin exploring.
A SHARED PART OF THE WORK
No one leads without encountering uncertainty, tension or situations they haven’t faced before. Experience doesn’t remove those challenges. It can broaden the tools, perspectives and relationships we can draw on, and build our confidence to use them. The conditions around us also shape what is possible.
We’ve gathered leadership challenges and some of the common issues within them, alongside perspectives from people navigating this work. Start with something that feels familiar, then explore the questions, experiences and practical resources connected to it.
Rebecca and Dianna’s perspectives are a starting point, not the whole conversation. We want this collection to grow through other leaders’ experiences, different ways of seeing and ideas worth sharing.
FOLLOW A QUESTION
Start with what’s showing up in your work. We’re opening up the collection as new issues and perspectives are added. Explore the available challenges below, and subscribe to our newsletter or check back to see what’s unfolding.
Move beyond reacting towards proactive and adaptive leadership.
Navigate expectations, authority and what you can influence.
Find perspective, connection and support for what you’re carrying.
Self-doubt, stepping into responsibility and finding your own way to lead.
PERSPECTIVES IN DEVELOPMENT
Giving feedback, addressing tension and speaking up.
PERSPECTIVES IN DEVELOPMENT
Coaching, delegation and helping people build their own judgement.
PERSPECTIVES IN DEVELOPMENT
Saying no, managing workload and navigating conflicting demands.
PERSPECTIVES IN DEVELOPMENT
Supporting people when priorities, systems or expectations shift.
PERSPECTIVES IN DEVELOPMENT
Working through constraints, recurring barriers and tensions between policy and practice.
PERSPECTIVES IN DEVELOPMENT
Psychological safety, accountability and how people work together.
PERSPECTIVES IN DEVELOPMENT
Navigating situations where the right response isn’t straightforward.
PERSPECTIVES IN DEVELOPMENT
MAKE IT MEANINGFUL
A library is only useful if it connects with the people who visit it.
Help shape this collection by sharing a perspective or suggesting a challenge you’d like us to explore.
Do you have an experience, question or approach that could add to the conversation? We welcome contributions that help people think about leadership from different perspectives.
You are welcome to send an idea first.
Our contributor guide explains what fits the collection, how review works and how your contribution will be credited. We may suggest edits, but the final version of your contribution will only be published with your approval.
Your circumstances are your own, but parts of what you’re navigating may be familiar to others. We welcome challenges and questions that aren’t yet reflected in this collection.
You don’t need an answer. Helping us name the question is a contribution too. We may invite a follow-up conversation, but can’t promise an individual response or resource. Nothing identifying you will be published without your permission.
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