Unleash Your Leaders

One email a month for the people responsible for building leaders — written by Leah Pitzenberger, a psychologist by training who spent over 15 years in corporate HR before becoming CEO of A People Revolution.

What lands in your inbox

  • One practical thing you can put to work with your managers this month
  • The honest read on why the old leadership playbook keeps failing good people
  • Short enough to actually finish between meetings

Pieces from recent issues

Leaders

You can't lead and do at the same time.

The biggest mistake new leaders make is trying to be the individual contributor AND the leader. You end up doing two jobs badly instead of one job brilliantly. And the longer you hold onto the doing, the slower your team grows.

— Stop Managing. Start Leading.

Leaders

Fast wrong is still wrong.

AI can produce a lot of content very fast. That's the appeal and the risk. Your team needs to understand that AI output always needs human review, human judgment, and human accountability. The tool doesn't carry the responsibility. They do.

— AI is On Your Team Now. Act Like It.

 

Tough conversation

The avoidance tax is real.

Every time you avoid a hard conversation, you pay a tax. The performance problem gets worse. The person loses the chance to improve. And your credibility erodes, because everyone can see what you're tolerating. Avoidance isn't kindness — it's debt you're accumulating.

— The Accountability Problem Nobody Talks About

 

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