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5 Signs Your Leadership Authority Is Drifting (And What To Do About It) Edge of Possibilities | Liz Murray Category: Leadership Development Reading time: 5 minutes #leadership clarity #leadership development authority drift executive coaching leadership australia leadership authority leadership identity over functioning team engagement team performance

Most leaders don't find out their authority is drifting until the damage is already done.

Not because they aren't paying attention. Not because they don't care.

Because authority drift is silent. It doesn't send a warning. It doesn't show up in a performance review or a budget report. It shows up ...

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Why Busy Leaders Are the Least Effective Ones (And What to Do About It). Edge of Possibilities | Liz Murray Category: Leadership Development Reading time: 5 minutes #leadership clarity #leadership development busy leaders effective leadership executive coaching leadership australia leadership identity over-functioning team performance

There is a trap that catches the best leaders.

Not the ones who are struggling. Not the ones who are disengaged or checked out.

The ones who are capable, driven, and results-focused.

It is the busy trap. And it is dangerous precisely because it does not feel like a trap. It feels like leadership....

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How Standards Shape Culture. What your team's behaviour is telling you about your leadership right now #emotional intelligence leadership how standards shape culture leadership behavior leadership culture leadership identity team performance

Most leaders think culture is something they build intentionally.

A values workshop. A team offsite. A mission statement that everyone agrees on and signs off on and then quietly forgets about by the following Tuesday.

But culture is not built in those moments.

It is built in every conversation y...

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The Cost of Soft Standards avoiding difficult conversations leadership accountability leadership patterns leadership standards soft standards team culture team performance

What leaders think is kindness is actually chaos

Most leaders I work with are not deliberately lowering the bar.

They are trying to be good leaders.

They are trying to be supportive. Considerate. Aware of the pressure their team is already under. And so when something isn't quite right, when a st...

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STOP DOING MORE: Why effort isn't the solution. #leadership development #leadership mindset executive leadership high performance leadership identity drift leadership identity leadership patterns over funtioning team performance

Ever had the sense that something in your leadership feels slightly off… but you can’t quite name it?

The team is busy.
You’re busy.
Things are getting done.

And yet, something isn’t landing the way it should.

Most leaders assume it’s a workload issue.
Or a team issue.
Or a strategy issue.

It’s ...

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Energised Teams: Why Motivation Isn’t Enough burn bright not out energised teams executive coaching future of leadership leadership development leadership energy leadership habits motivation vs energy people leadership resilient teams take5withme team performance

Most leaders think motivation is enough. 

Wrong. 

Motivation fades. Energy sustains.

This is something I’ve learned both in my own leadership journey and in coaching others. 

Teams don’t thrive because of one inspirational speech or a bold new idea. 

They thrive when energy is sustained, modell...

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