Author: STarling
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Who’s Really on Your Leadership Team?
Many organizations lack clarity in their leadership teams, often confusing roles and responsibilities. For effective decision-making, a leadership team should represent diverse perspectives and hold accountability for outcomes. Leadership should be distinguished from management, focusing on expertise rather than hierarchy. Honest assessments of team composition and gaps are essential for growth.
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When to Stop a Business Line — And Why It’s Harder Than Starting One
Businesses often thrive on launching new products, but ending a product line or service is a challenging decision. While financial data may support closure, emotional factors complicate the process. Acknowledging losses and focusing on strategic priorities can lead to a leaner, more committed organization ready to embrace future opportunities.
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The Importance of Context in Business Decision-Making
There’s a persistent idea in business that good decisions get made from first principles, with a clean sheet of paper and a tidy set of options. Nice idea. Not how it works. Most meaningful decisions arrive with fingerprints all over them already. History. Legacy choices. Budget limits. Personalities. Politics. What was promised last quarter. What…
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When the Plan Collapses: A One-Month Job That Changed My Career
The narrative recounts a career transition from a stable job to a new venture, highlighting the unexpected cancellation of expansion plans that left the team without roles. This setback ultimately led to unexpected growth and a decade of professional development in risk management, illustrating how uncertainty can foster new opportunities and personal evolution.
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Working at What You’re Good At
Most leaders know what they’re good at. The problem is that somewhere between the first promotion and the fourth restructure, they stopped doing it. Promotions move people into roles that reward a different skill set. Organisational changes redistribute responsibilities in ways that rarely match individual capability. Well-meaning advice to “round yourself out” pushes talented people…