Promoting top performers isn’t enough, leadership demands new skills. The Leadership Pipeline framework highlights the critical shift from individual contributor to manager. Success now means delegating, team planning, and valuing others’ growth. Prepare new leaders with training and mentorship to ensure they and their teams thrive.

High-performing teams don’t avoid conflict; they embrace it. Genuine collaboration is inherently messy and requires psychological safety, where team members feel safe to challenge ideas and speak honestly. When tension is ignored, productivity suffers, decisions weaken, and blame culture emerges. Leaders must actively engineer debate, mandate dissent, and model vulnerability, ensuring discussions focus on team goals rather than personal egos. By fostering productive tension,

Daisy thought she was doing everything right. Every meeting? Present. Camera on. Notes ready. Volunteering for committees. Always saying...