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Thoughts on leadership
Matt Baker
Commander, U.S. Coast Guard
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Awards & Recognition
Sep 30, 2019
The good and bad of formal recognition
Sep 30, 2019
Creativity
Dec 16, 2019
Sometimes the wrong idea is the best idea
Dec 16, 2019
Curiosity
Feb 7, 2021
Curiosity is an undervalued leadership skill
Feb 7, 2021
Inclusive leadership
Oct 21, 2019
Why diversity is an operational necessity
Oct 21, 2019
Sep 23, 2019
Curiosity is the key to leading inclusively
Sep 23, 2019
Sep 16, 2019
Great leaders personalize their approach for every follower
Sep 16, 2019
Sep 9, 2019
To lead inclusively, resolve to lead everyone
Sep 9, 2019
Sep 3, 2019
Inclusive climates don’t happen naturally
Sep 3, 2019
Leadership Development
Sep 3, 2019
New leaders need to fail a little
Sep 3, 2019
Leading Self
Jan 27, 2020
Pursue your leadership ideal, even when it hurts
Jan 27, 2020
Jan 13, 2020
Every leader should give meditation a try
Jan 13, 2020
Jan 6, 2020
Great leaders embrace new things
Jan 6, 2020
Leading others
Jan 24, 2021
Performance evaluations should be like a movie you’ve seen before
Jan 24, 2021
Sep 1, 2020
Do not let remote work ruin your team’s climate
Sep 1, 2020
Dec 16, 2019
Sometimes the wrong idea is the best idea
Dec 16, 2019
Oct 28, 2019
Getting started as a first time supervisor
Oct 28, 2019
Oct 14, 2019
Leaders have two obligations when working with a poor performer
Oct 14, 2019
Meditation & Attention
Jan 13, 2020
Every leader should give meditation a try
Jan 13, 2020
Oct 7, 2019
Rapt: Attention and the Focused Life - a book by Winifred Gallagher
Oct 7, 2019
Productivity
Mar 2, 2020
Leaders must be proficient with the unglamorous technology of office work
Mar 2, 2020
Feb 17, 2020
When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing - a book by Daniel Pink
Feb 17, 2020
Nov 18, 2019
Deep Work - a book by Cal Newport
Nov 18, 2019
Reading Reflection
Jul 12, 2020
Shorter: Work Smarter, Better and Less - a book by Alex Soojung-Kim Pang
Jul 12, 2020
Feb 17, 2020
When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing - a book by Daniel Pink
Feb 17, 2020
Nov 18, 2019
Deep Work - a book by Cal Newport
Nov 18, 2019
Oct 7, 2019
Rapt: Attention and the Focused Life - a book by Winifred Gallagher
Oct 7, 2019
Sep 3, 2019
Chernobyl - a book by Serhii Plokhy
Sep 3, 2019
Technology
Mar 2, 2020
Leaders must be proficient with the unglamorous technology of office work
Mar 2, 2020
Toxic climate
Feb 3, 2020
To survive a toxic boss, fill the leadership void
Feb 3, 2020
Trying Times
Sep 1, 2020
Do not let remote work ruin your team’s climate
Sep 1, 2020
Aug 16, 2020
To deliver work-life balance, leaders must be aware of both work and life
Aug 16, 2020
Aug 9, 2020
Great leaders help families negotiate the work-life balance challenges of working and learning from home
Aug 9, 2020
Mar 30, 2020
Pandemic leadership: strive for normalcy, or embrace the new and unusual?
Mar 30, 2020
Mar 16, 2020
Lead people through the global pandemic
Mar 16, 2020
Work life balance
Aug 16, 2020
To deliver work-life balance, leaders must be aware of both work and life
Aug 16, 2020
Aug 9, 2020
Great leaders help families negotiate the work-life balance challenges of working and learning from home
Aug 9, 2020
Jul 12, 2020
Shorter: Work Smarter, Better and Less - a book by Alex Soojung-Kim Pang
Jul 12, 2020
Nov 11, 2019
The personal battle for work-life balance
Nov 11, 2019
Nov 4, 2019
Leaders should aggressively guard their people’s work-life balance
Nov 4, 2019