Weekend Boost No. 176

EVERYDAY LEADERSHIP

More than ever, we are being called to be curious and intentional about how we stand and act in our leadership. This is what it means to be an everyday leader.

Everyday leadership isn’t about titles or visibility.
It’s about the skills we access in ordinary moments.

+ Pausing before responding in a tense situation.

+ Choosing clarity over speed in a pressured decision.

+ Holding steady when others escalate.

+ Leaning into the conversations others would rather avoid.
 

Pause + Courage

A 10-minute listen from the latest Everyday Leader podcast on feedback — a relational skill that requires presence, emotional regulation, and willingness to stay in the room when it would be easier to retreat.

Discern

“The Disciplined Pursuit of Less” (Harvard Business Review) — a sharp reminder that clarity often comes not from adding more, but from eliminating what dilutes focus.

Steady + Decide Under Uncertainty
A thoughtful summary from Verbal to Visual on Annie Duke’s Thinking in Bets — exploring how to make sound decisions without having all the facts, and how to separate decision quality from outcome.

Each one points back to the same truth:

Leadership capacity grows when we reclaim our attention.

A great wonderful summary from Verbal to Video that shares author Anne Duke’s concepts from Thinking on Bets- making decisions without all the facts.

THE PRACTICE

Take a look at your current to-do list.

Not through the lens of productivity — but through the lens of capacity.

Ask:

• What is pulling at my attention that weakens my steadiness?

• Where am I moving too fast to truly discern?

• What conversation am I postponing that requires courage?

• What would change if I paused before responding today?

Then choose one small action aligned with the capacity you most need.

Release one non-essential commitment.
Slow one decision down.
Stay in one conversation a little longer.