Introducing: Learning Tracks đŁ for Your Leadership Journey
Your roadmap to real leadership mastery
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Leadership can feel messy, with advice coming from every direction. If youâre looking for a more structured approach to grow as a leader, I invite you to explore the Learning Tracks.
Each track is a curated path designed to help you build specific leadership skills in that area of leadership. The tracks are organized around The Leadership Stack.
đ§ Track 1: Leading Self
Have you ever worked for a leader who was completely out of touch with themselves?
Well, I certainly have, many times over. I have worked with leaders who overreacted to small problems, shut down when faced with conflict, or lacked the confidence to make tough decisions.
They were leaders by title, but didnât have the skills or the aptitude to lead effectively.
Thatâs what happens when leaders skip this first layer, Leading Self, the most fundamental part of the leadership engine.
In this track, you will build the foundation of great leadership: self-awareness, clarity, and habits that actually work.
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đ€ Track 2: Leading Others
Great leadership isnât just about having a title, itâs about building strong relationships with your team. Without trust, communication, and clear expectations, even the most talented teams will struggle.
Think about the best boss youâve ever had. What made them great? Chances are, they gave you helpful feedback, supported your growth, coached and mentored you, and create a culture of accountability and psychological safety. On the flip side, think about the worst boss youâve had. Maybe they micromanaged, avoided difficult conversations, or took credit for your work. Ugh!
In this track, you learn how to grow your influence, earn trust, and lead people in a way that brings out their best.
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đ Track 3: Leading Results
Leadership isnât just about keeping your team happy. Itâs about delivering business results.
A core aspect of leadership is to turn vision into impact. Itâs about ensuring your teamâs work leads to meaningful outcomes. A great leader doesnât just set goals, they ensure those goals get achieved.
This is where many leaders struggle. They assume that if they just hire great people, results will follow automatically. But thatâs not how it works. Without a clear strategy, teams can waste months on low-impact work or get stuck reacting to problems instead of making real progress.
In this track, you will learn how to drive clarity, execution, and business outcomes without burning yourself (or your team) out.
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âïž Track 4: Strategic Leadership
At every stage of leadership, whether youâre leading yourself, others, or results, you need strategic thinking.
Strategic leaders donât just react to problems, they anticipate them and prevent them from becoming crises.
They donât just manage todayâs tasks, they think about whatâs coming next. Instead of being caught up in the day-to-day grind, they carve out time to think, plan, and make better decisions.
In this track, you learn how to zoom out, think long-term, and make decisions that shape the future, not just react to the present.
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đĄ Not Sure Where to Start?
Start with Leading Self, because without that layer, everything else gets shaky.
Or if youâre feeling stuck, pick the skill youâre weakest in, not the one youâre most comfortable with.
Thatâs how you build real leadership muscle đȘ.
đ„ Your Learning Roadmap
This is your leadership learning map, and itâll keep growing as new content drops, and as you build your leadership muscle.
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Oh this is great! I think there will be some real synergies between this and what I write about helping aspiring, emerging, and new leaders learn how to be leaders before they become formal leaders. We need to start start developing leaders ahead of time instead of just expecting them to know how!