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Practical, actionable leadership guidance for anyone who leads people, teams, or organizations, drawn from 25 years in the trenches and my book, "The Leader's Journey: A 90-day guide to character, culture, and competence".

Newsletter · By Andrew Olsen · Official site

Indexed issues, last 90 days
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Sep 30, 2026
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Latest issues

  1. Issue · Sep 30, 2026

    The Load-Bearing “I” (opens the original)

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  2. Issue · Sep 22, 2026

    Intent vs. Impact (opens the original)

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    One of the most difficult things for people to do, leaders included, is to have hard conversations. My friends Doug Smith (Assistant Executive Director at Light of Life Rescue Mission, and Founder of L3 Leadership) and Jessi Marsh (CEO of Will Allen Foundation) just shared about the hardest conversation they ever had in their working relationship. You should make the time to listen to this interview, because it’s really valuable. <div class="apple-p

  3. Issue · Sep 9, 2026

    Culture is What Happens When You’re Not in the Room (opens the original)

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  4. Issue · Aug 31, 2026

    Pressure and Release (opens the original)

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    A few years back, I called an old friend who trains horses in Wyoming. I wasn’t asking about horses. I was stuck. And I trust his leadership experience. A couple of people on my team weren’t responding to feedback, and oddly enough, I was hitting the same wall at home with one of my kids. He listened for a minute and said something that has helped reshape the way I approach leading both at home and in the office. “It’s pressure and release. You apply pressure until the horse, or the person, star

  5. Issue · Aug 17, 2026

    The Vow I Didn’t Know I’d Made (opens the original)

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