<![CDATA[Unlearning Leadership®]]>https://www.unlearningleadership.comhttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4xNp!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3c2ae882-0527-481b-90ad-4de551ff058e_500x500.pngUnlearning Leadership®https://www.unlearningleadership.comSubstackWed, 06 May 2026 11:36:13 GMT<![CDATA[Unlearning: Leaders are Bullies]]>https://www.unlearningleadership.com/p/unlearning-leaders-are-bullieshttps://www.unlearningleadership.com/p/unlearning-leaders-are-bulliesSun, 26 Jan 2025 11:53:25 GMTThinking critically about leadership to build a better workplace and world.

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Unlearning: Leaders are Bullies

When my son was little, he came home from school one day and shared what he had learned that day. He did not do that often so this particular lesson was very important to him. He told me that his class had learned about bullying that day and that b…

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]]><![CDATA[Unlearning: 'Santa Style' Leadership]]>https://www.unlearningleadership.com/p/unlearning-santa-style-leadershiphttps://www.unlearningleadership.com/p/unlearning-santa-style-leadershipWed, 18 Dec 2024 19:20:40 GMT

Sing to the tune of ‘Santa Claus is Coming to Town’

Your ‘Old School’ Boss is Coming… to Your Desk

You better watch out,
You better not cry,
Better not pout,
I'm telling you why:
Your old school boss is comin' to your desk…

He's making a list
And checking it twice,
Gonna find out
Who's naughty and nice.
Your ‘old school’ boss is comin’ to your desk…

He wants to se…

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]]><![CDATA[No words. ]]>https://www.unlearningleadership.com/p/no-wordshttps://www.unlearningleadership.com/p/no-wordsWed, 06 Nov 2024 20:59:30 GMT
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I wanted to write about something inspirational.

I wanted to write about the first woman President.

I wanted to write about a big glass ceiling that had been smashed to pieces.

I wanted to write about goodness overcoming fear.

I wanted to write about our pride in people overcoming prejudice and standing tall against it.

I wa…

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]]><![CDATA[Unlearning: Not using common sense]]>https://www.unlearningleadership.com/p/unlearning-not-using-common-sensehttps://www.unlearningleadership.com/p/unlearning-not-using-common-senseSun, 29 Sep 2024 11:47:28 GMTOn November 7th & 8th, I am facilitating an ‘Unlearning Leadership Lab’ where we will do exactly that. As a newsletter subscriber, you will have the opportunity to register first if you want to join me. Find out more and get on the waiting list HERE (You will also get a $100 subscriber discount!) Registration opens on Tuesday, October 1st!

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]]><![CDATA[Unlearning: 'Corporate Leadership']]>https://www.unlearningleadership.com/p/unlearning-corporate-leadershiphttps://www.unlearningleadership.com/p/unlearning-corporate-leadershipSun, 22 Sep 2024 13:06:19 GMTThe stories we hold about leadership are deep and in many ways, unconscious. No matter how much we want to be a different kind of leader, we often find ourselves repeating the same patterns we have seen from those that led us (and not the good ones!). You need to identify and unlearn the outdated belief system before you can introduce a new one.

On Nove…

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]]><![CDATA[Unlearning: Constant planning]]>https://www.unlearningleadership.com/p/unlearning-constant-planninghttps://www.unlearningleadership.com/p/unlearning-constant-planningSun, 15 Sep 2024 14:58:12 GMTUnlearn with me! I am launching a 2 day Unlearning Leadership Intensive for you to examine, deconstruct and unlearn outdated leadership ‘norms’ with me! It’s in November. Don’t miss out!

Get more info and get on the waiting list HERE :)

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Unlearning: Constant planning

In university, when the campus environment became ugl…

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]]><![CDATA[Unlearning: Expecting employees to go 'above & beyond']]>https://www.unlearningleadership.com/p/unlearning-expecting-employees-tohttps://www.unlearningleadership.com/p/unlearning-expecting-employees-toSun, 08 Sep 2024 12:28:35 GMTSubcribe to the Unlearning Leadership newsletter for more inquiries, insights & ideas about leadership today. Join the journey for change in the workplace & the world!

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Unlearning: Expecting employees to go 'above & beyond'

There is an ongoing lament that I have been hearing in my leadership coaching and facilitation that brings about a collective sigh fro…

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]]><![CDATA[Unlearning: We all have the same brain]]>https://www.unlearningleadership.com/p/unlearning-we-all-have-the-same-brainhttps://www.unlearningleadership.com/p/unlearning-we-all-have-the-same-brainSun, 01 Sep 2024 13:37:38 GMTSubcribe to the Unlearning Leadership newsletter for more inquiries, insights & ideas about leadership today. Join the journey for change in the workplace & the world!

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A little while ago, an entrepreneurial CEO was highly criticized for saying that we ‘all have the same 24 hours’, and rightly so. The pushback was because…

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]]><![CDATA[Unlearning: Leaders are Born]]>https://www.unlearningleadership.com/p/unlearning-leaders-are-born-podcasthttps://www.unlearningleadership.com/p/unlearning-leaders-are-born-podcastSun, 04 Aug 2024 10:58:29 GMT

]]><![CDATA[Unlearning: Leaders are Born ]]>https://www.unlearningleadership.com/p/unlearning-leaders-are-born-ab5https://www.unlearningleadership.com/p/unlearning-leaders-are-born-ab5Sun, 04 Aug 2024 10:30:19 GMTExciting News! I will be facilitating an Unlearning Leadership Intensive in September to create space for collective consideration of and critical thinking about leadership. There are only 40 spaces and to thank you for being here, newsletter subscribers will get front of the line access to the event. We will be congregating and cogitating on the most i…

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]]><![CDATA[Unlearning: Hope-less and Help-less]]>https://www.unlearningleadership.com/p/unlearning-hope-less-and-help-lesshttps://www.unlearningleadership.com/p/unlearning-hope-less-and-help-lessSun, 28 Jul 2024 14:39:46 GMTSubscribe now

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Unlearning: Hope-less and Help-less

You may or may not have noticed but you did not get an Unlearning Leadership newsletter last week. I would like to offer some big life event as an excuse but the only reason you did not get one is because I couldn’t write. To be more specific, I could not think of anything to write about or…

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]]><![CDATA[Unlearning: Charisma as a competency]]>https://www.unlearningleadership.com/p/unlearning-charisma-as-a-competencyhttps://www.unlearningleadership.com/p/unlearning-charisma-as-a-competencySun, 14 Jul 2024 12:07:21 GMTSubcribe to the Unlearning Leadership newsletter for more inquiries, insights & ideas about leadership today. Join the journey for change in the workplace & the world!

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Unlearning: Charisma as a competency

I once read about a man that was able to attract and engage people easily. Complete strangers were drawn to him immedia…

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]]><![CDATA[Unlearning: 'Latchkey' Leadership]]>https://www.unlearningleadership.com/p/unlearning-latchkey-leadershiphttps://www.unlearningleadership.com/p/unlearning-latchkey-leadershipSun, 07 Jul 2024 11:22:16 GMTSubcribe to the Unlearning Leadership newsletter for more inquiries, insights & ideas about leadership today!

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Unlearning: ‘Latchkey’ Leadership

I was once at a conference where the participants sitting at round tables were asked to discuss generational differences. As I looked around my table, I realized it was me…

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]]><![CDATA[Unlearning: Not talking about THIS... ]]>https://www.unlearningleadership.com/p/unlearning-not-talking-about-thishttps://www.unlearningleadership.com/p/unlearning-not-talking-about-thisSun, 30 Jun 2024 11:02:32 GMTMake sure you subscribe to this newsletter to stay in touch and join me in a very important journey of unlearning lots of things leadership! If we want to change how we lead or are led, we need to unlearn some stuff first…

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Unlearning: Not talking about this…

Yep. I am talking about MENOPAUSE. A serious number of women th…

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]]><![CDATA[Unlearning: Leadership is lonely]]>https://www.unlearningleadership.com/p/unlearning-leadership-is-lonelyhttps://www.unlearningleadership.com/p/unlearning-leadership-is-lonelySun, 23 Jun 2024 11:55:41 GMTHave you subscribed to this newsletter? If not, why not? Subscribers on Substack get more benefits PLUS we are building a community of people wanting to do leadership differently. You are not alone! Let’s make the change - together.

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Unlearning: Leadership is lonely

I have told many of the people I have coached and train…

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]]><![CDATA[Unlearning: 'Change is constant']]>https://www.unlearningleadership.com/p/unlearning-change-is-constanthttps://www.unlearningleadership.com/p/unlearning-change-is-constantSun, 16 Jun 2024 11:00:52 GMTEnjoy the newsletter? Please consider becoming a paid subscriber to support the writing and keep us on the track towards…. ermm… change?

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Unlearning: ‘Change is constant’

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Recently, a friend of mine said “I don’t think you know how to live without crisis”. At first, I was a little hurt as I thought it was a judgment. But as …

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]]><![CDATA[Unlearning: Work as a 'place']]>https://www.unlearningleadership.com/p/unlearning-work-as-a-placehttps://www.unlearningleadership.com/p/unlearning-work-as-a-placeSun, 09 Jun 2024 12:01:39 GMTHave you subscribed to this newsletter? If not, why not? Join me in in a journey of deconstruction and unlearning for a better workplace and world! :)

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Unlearning: Work as a ‘place’

My son used to love going to school. When he first started primary school, he would jump out of bed and get ready for the day. He knew exactly wh…

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]]><![CDATA[Unlearning: 'Be Authentic']]>https://www.unlearningleadership.com/p/unlearning-be-authentichttps://www.unlearningleadership.com/p/unlearning-be-authenticWed, 05 Jun 2024 10:24:17 GMTHave you subscribed to Unlearning Leadership yet? If not, why not? Join us in a journey of deconstruction and unlearning for a better workplace and world! :)

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Unlearning: ‘Be Authentic’

Authentic: ‘representing one’s true nature or beliefs’ (Source: dictionary.com)

A number of years ago, I was one of the people writing extensively about the importance of ‘…

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]]><![CDATA[Unlearning: Employees are expendable]]>https://www.unlearningleadership.com/p/unlearning-employees-are-expendablehttps://www.unlearningleadership.com/p/unlearning-employees-are-expendableSun, 26 May 2024 11:01:38 GMTSubstack subscribers will be receiving a FREE leadership resource later this week to help you build a more relational vs transactional style of leadership with your employees. Make sure you subscribe!

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Unlearning: Employees are expendable

Since the pandemic, something fascinating has been happening in many workplaces. CEOs have been discovering that they …

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]]><![CDATA[Unlearning: 'Too Old']]>https://www.unlearningleadership.com/p/unlearning-too-oldhttps://www.unlearningleadership.com/p/unlearning-too-oldSun, 19 May 2024 11:25:17 GMT

Unlearning: ‘Too Old’

Recently, I was on an international flight to the UK from Canada. It was an overnight flight and would take around 7 hours. I had upgraded to a premium seat as I wanted to be able to be comfortable and have a sleep. I had also specifically chosen the window seat so I could look out the window and not talk to anyone. As I boarded the…

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