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Welcome back to House of Leadership. We explore what it really takes to grow and lead successfully in a fast-paced, high-performance environemnt.
Each week, we provide a core idea and practical actions to apply right away. If you want the deeper insights, frameworks, and templates that accelerate your career growth and leadership impact, please go premium.
This isn’t about fluffy quotes or recycled advice. It’s about what really moves the needle: clarity, accountability, and culture that scales.
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What did we learn this week?
In this week’s premium section, you’ll get frameworks and scripts to help your team level up fast, without overwhelm, awkward coaching sessions, or endless rework.
You’ll learn how to:
Use the “Ask Before Tell” method to shift people from passive askers to active problem-solvers.
Run skills uplift cycles that create confident, capable team members in 30–60 days.
Apply the 70/20/10 delegation model to move work off your plate and accelerate development.
Set up ownership anchors so expectations are clear, measurable, and empowering.
Build a culture where people solve problems before they escalate—and know when to escalate with clarity and context.
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In this Built to Scale session, where HR leaders share the behind the scenes that fuels their enterprises, Andrea Rickey reveals how she’s modernizing talent strategy across a 19,000-employee workforce and turning HR into a true business driver.
We’ll go deep into what high-leverage HR looks like and what people teams of all sizes can take from it.
You’ll learn how her team is reshaping high-volume hiring through AI and skills-based recruiting, building leadership pipelines, and aligning people decisions directly to business impact — all inside one of the world’s most recognizable companies.
Join us for a candid conversation on the future of talent, organizational design, and what high-leverage HR looks like at scale.
3 visuals to get you to see things differently.
Why?
“Change the way you see things, and the things you see will change.”
Luck Favours Action, Not Hope
As leaders, it’s tempting to hope things will work out, but luck alone doesn’t drive results. Real “luck” comes from consistent effort, deliberate action, and showing up when it matters.
The more you act, experiment, and push forward, the more opportunities you create, the more connections you make, and yes, the more luck seems to appear.
Remember, hard work isn’t just effort, it’s the secret ingredient to creating your own luck!
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Stop talking about the thing
As leaders, it’s easy to get caught up in talking about a project, asking questions, or researching endlessly, but none of that replaces action. Progress comes when we do, not when we just plan or discuss.
Taking the first step, even imperfectly, creates momentum, surfaces real challenges, and unlocks learning that no amount of research can provide. Action fuels growth, clarity, and results for your team.
Just do the thing.
Growth Mindset vs Victim Mindset
As leaders, how we approach challenges defines our impact. A growth mindset sees obstacles as opportunities to learn, adapt, and improve. A victim mindset sees the same obstacles as unfair barriers, leaving us stuck and frustrated.
Shifting to a growth mindset isn’t just about positivity, it’s about ownership. Embrace feedback, experiment, and focus on what you can influence. This mindset fuels resilience, creativity, and better outcomes for your team.
Remember, leadership is contagious. The mindset you model sets the tone for your team!
