The Ladder of Inference: Making Smarter Decisions by Challenging Assumptions
Improve critical thinking and team dynamics by challenging assumptions with The Ladder of Inference to make better decisions.
Maypop Learning
Dec 6, 20243 min read
Dignity in Leadership: Creating a Culture of Respect, Autonomy, and Support
Dignity in leadership builds stronger teams and a more resilient organization by fostering a culture of respect and autonomy.
Maypop Learning
Nov 10, 20243 min read
The Role of Integrity in Decision-Making: A Framework for Today’s Leaders
PMs can support leaders to balance transparency, empathy, and resilience in integrity-based decision-making.
Maypop Learning
Feb 11, 20243 min read
Leadership True North: Are You Here to Serve Yourself or Others?
There's a question I ask leaders when things aren't working. Not about process. Not about the project plan. I mean it directly: why are you leading? Are you here to build the capability of the people around you? Or are you here because you need to be the one who knows the answers? That gap — that small, uncomfortable question — explains more project failures, more team dysfunction, and more change resistance than any methodology gap I've encountered. The mirror test Servant l
Jennifer Diamond
Apr 1, 20232 min read
You can't delegate leadership
I had a conversation several months ago with a junior leader who had taken on an experienced and senior professional team, and she complained bitterly about team performance, effectiveness, and a growing retention problem after six months in. She dug in on how no one understood the obvious goals that needed to be achieved and she had no idea how anyone got anything done before she took on the team. She hinted darkly at "consequences" that would need to be put in place. I ask
Jennifer Diamond
Mar 17, 20237 min read