HeyJaredAndrea Wasserman
Developing leaders & transforming organizations as a Facilitator, Coach, Speaker, & Consultant | Serial Fortune 500 & Growth-Stage Exec | Dot-Connector Across Sectors, Ideas, People
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Monday Mentor Moment: When to Delegate and When to Hold On Tightly (opens the original)
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Most leadership advice on delegation is too vague to be useful. “Delegate more.” “Empower your team.” “Let go of control.” Fine. But which decisions should you delegate? When do you hand something off, and when does stepping back actually signal weakness?Here’s my framework that cuts through the noise.The two-answer testI have a simple rule: Loosen your grip on the reins when there’s more than one right answer. Stay closer when there’s only one way to get from here to there. Before any decision,
Monday Mentor Moment: Be the Painkiller, Not the Vitamin (How to Position Yourself in a Job Search) (opens the original)
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Most people looking for a new role position themselves by leading with credentials, years of experience, prior employers, and titles.When they don’t get calls, they ask me why. I’m going to explain by applying an adage that’s often used when startups are talking about their products: Be a painkiller, not a vitamin. Lots of credentials, plenty of experience, brand-name employers, and big titles are all good to have. But they’re vitamins. And nobody calls their doctor at 2 AM because they ran out
Monday Mentor Moment: How to Succeed in Your First Job (The Rising Stars Success Formula) (opens the original)
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Most editions of Monday Mentor Moments aren’t specifically for recent college grads, and that’s not changing. But if you know an entry level professional, or someone who’s about to be, please do them a favor and forward this, and tell them about the short coaching program I built just for them. The Rising Star Success Formula starts next month.Recent grads tend to enter the workforce focused on the obvious question: How do I prove I can do the job? (At least, I hope they’re thinking that! But it
Monday Mentor Moment: Leading With Influence (The Skill That Actually Runs Most Organizations) (opens the original)
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The most important work in most organizations doesn’t happen the way you might think if you only look at the org chart. It happens in the dotted lines and in the gaps you don’t see.This disconnect shows up most when you’re accountable for an outcome, but the people you need to help you get it done don’t report to you. It becomes even more painfully clear when timelines are tight, stakes are high, and success depends on your ability to influence product, sales, operations, marketing, or client te
Monday Mentor Moment: Expanding Your Scope Without Making a Land Grab (opens the original)
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Executive leadership was hinting at giving my client, a Senior Director in Digital additional responsibilities when a peer who owned the scope in question didn’t seem up to the task. She was up for it, but was getting mixed messages.The three-step approach we built:1. Be the consummate team player publicly: Help the underperforming colleague’s team without appearing opportunistic2. Update leadership on cross-functional work: Document your contributions without highlighting others’ failures3. Ask
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