The higher you rise, the more weight your words carry.
In their @HarvardBiz article, Jordan Stark and @tuttitaygerly explain why thoughtful executive communication requires clarity, restraint, and strategic framing.
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Stress contagion on a team is a real thing. It can spread through a team—often without leaders realizing it.
Melissa Karz shares practical ways leaders can manage their own stress, create steadiness, and help their teams build greater resilience.
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Failure is inevitable. What leaders do next matters.
@HarvardBiz featured insights from Next Step Partners’ @rszucker, Jordan Stark, and @DinaDSmith on leading through setbacks.
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The right mentors can play a powerful role in your growth.
In @Forbes, @rszucker explores what makes a strong mentoring relationship—and why one mentor may not be enough.
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Building a strong team goes beyond skills and experience.
In @FastCompany Hanna Hart shares questions leaders can use to better understand a candidate’s character and fit.
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Good advice isn’t always the right advice for you. Jordan Stark shares how understanding your natural working style, mindset, and habits can help turn advice into meaningful change.
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A new manager brings disruption—but also a rare opportunity to reset expectations. In @HarvardBiz, @DinaDSmith shares how to approach the transition intentionally and shape the relationship from the start.
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Efficiency can drive results—but leadership requires more than getting things done. In @HarvardBiz, @rszucker explains how leaders can balance execution with the people-focused work that creates lasting impact. #LeadershipDevelopment
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Burnout isn’t always about working too much. Melissa Karz explores how aligning your values with the way you spend your time—at work and beyond—can help you lead with greater energy, resilience and purpose.
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Resilience and optimism help leaders bring positive energy to their teams. As summer winds down, Jordan Stark shares how planning time away more intentionally can provide the reset you need to return at your best. #Leadership #Resilience
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High-performing teams don’t happen by chance. Melissa Karz explores how team coaching can help leaders create the conditions for stronger collaboration, psychological safety, and lasting team effectiveness.
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As AI uncertainty and shifting workforce needs reshape how work gets done, many leaders are rethinking traditional career and talent models.
In @harvardbiz, @JoyBatra and @DorieClark explore what to consider before turning to fractional work: hbr.org/2026/04/5-questions-…
At Next Step Partners, we help leaders build the teams, trust, and shared commitment needed to move organizations forward.
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As companies continue to rethink how work gets done, clarity matters more than ever. In @harvardbiz, @rszucker explores how leaders can move beyond default work norms and create cultures grounded in trust, alignment, and outcomes. ow.ly/GMZt50ZhXwt
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Summer is a good reminder that rest isn’t a luxury — it’s part of sustaining performance.
In @harvardbiz, @rszucker shares why taking vacation can improve focus, creativity, and wellbeing.
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Strong teams don’t happen by accident.
We help leaders build the alignment, trust, and shared commitment teams need to move forward together.
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In a tough job market, personal branding can feel uncomfortable — but avoiding it comes with risks.
In @fastcompany, @DinaDSmith reframes it as a way to clarify the value you deliver, the impact you have, and what you want to be known for.
Learn why & how: ow.ly/UEoa50Z60vN
Resistance to change isn’t always a problem to solve — it may be a signal to understand.
In @harvardbiz, @RonCarucci explains how leaders can reframe pushback as valuable data and lead change with more empathy, clarity, and resolve.
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