Meghan Hennessy
Building Your Leadership Muscle: How You Show Up Impacts Culture
#1about 4 minutes
Understanding the modern evolution of leadership roles
Leadership has shifted from a directive management style to one centered on psychological safety, empathy, and adaptability.
#2about 2 minutes
Treating leadership as a muscle you must develop
New leaders, often promoted from high-performing individual contributor roles, must learn to listen and support rather than simply telling their team what to do.
#3about 3 minutes
Starting with self-awareness to recognize your ego and fears
Effective leadership begins with understanding your own ego triggers and naming your fears so you can address them constructively.
#4about 3 minutes
Mastering active listening and adapting your communication style
Truly listen to learn from your team and adapt your communication style to be effective across different cultures and contexts.
#5about 2 minutes
Seeking support and hiring people smarter than you
Great leaders ask for help and build strong teams by hiring experts who fill their own knowledge gaps, then empowering them to contribute.
#6about 2 minutes
Using mentors to accelerate your leadership growth
Build a diverse network of mentors, including thought leaders and peers from other departments, to gain broader business perspective and support.
#7about 4 minutes
Managing emotions and modeling the behavior you want to see
Leaders should vent up or across, not down to their team, and model healthy behaviors like work-life balance through their actions.
#8about 3 minutes
Preparing for the future of leadership with human skills
As business evolves with AI, core human skills like strategic communication, empathy, and adaptability become even more critical for leaders.
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Matching moments
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Overcoming the initial fear and hesitation of building a brand
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Shifting from formal corporate speak to an authentic voice
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Defining shared responsibility for employee performance
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Rapid-fire thoughts on the future of work
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Why corporate AI adoption lags behind the hype
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