10 articles by Ellison
Decisions you should delegate, and ones you never should
Delegating the wrong decisions slows your team down. Hoarding the wrong ones burns you out. Here's how to tell them apart.
Hiring for potential without getting burned
Hiring for potential can land you a future star or an expensive gamble. The difference is knowing what potential actually looks like.
How to have the promotion conversation
Whether you're saying yes, not yet, or no, the promotion conversation is one most leaders fumble. Here's how to do it well.
Executive presence isn't charisma. It's these four habits.
Presence isn't something you're born with. It's a set of learnable behaviors. Here are the four that matter most.
The first 90 days: a playbook for newly promoted leaders
The promotion is the easy part. Here's how to use your first three months to set up everything that follows.
Gravitas isn't volume: a quieter path to executive presence
Some of the most commanding leaders in the room are also the quietest, and that is not a coincidence.
How to be heard in a room full of louder people
Being heard is rarely about talking more, and the quiet people who command rooms know exactly why.
Saying no to your boss without torching the relationship
A good no protects your boss from a yes you can't deliver, and the trick is to make that obvious.
The conversation to have before you let someone go
If a termination is a surprise to the person, you skipped the one conversation that could have changed the outcome.
How to tell someone their work isn't good enough
The kind way to deliver hard feedback is also the clear way, and most managers get the order wrong.
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