Linda MacDonald’s Blog
Leadership: What level am I?
‘The Five Levels of Leadership’ by John Maxwell states that there exists the following leadership levels. POSITION - Rights: People follow because they have to. PERMISSION - Relationships: People follow because they want to. PRODUCTION - Results: People follow...
Leadership During COVID-19
The coronavirus pandemic is posing extraordinary challenges for leaders and has given rise to a myriad of articles such as “What Good Leadership Looks Like During This Pandemic”, “The Most Essential Leadership Skills during the COVID-19 Crisis” or “Leading in a...
Gratitude: Obvious Leadership
Everyone wants to feel seen and validated. It's one of the most basic human needs. It's also true of all relationships, whether they're between family members, friends, or co-workers. One of the places people are most likely to feel invisible is at work. How...
Leadership Lessons – Part l
On my leadership journey, I have succeeded as a leader and I have failed as a leader. Along the twists and turns on the road, I have sprinted exuberantly, walked comfortably, stumbled clumsily and yes – fallen flat on my face! The lessons learned from my “fallen flat...
New Leader: Do You Want to be the Favorite or the Best?
The adjectives are not mutually exclusive, and you can be a Favorite without being the Best. As a new leader, you will be challenged with a myriad of questions - one of them being, do you want to be the Favorite or the Best? Who doesn’t want to be the Favorite? But do...
The Importance of Knowing Your Team’s Strengths
As a leader, there are a million choices, directions, tasks, and risks that are front of mind. So naturally, some tasks fall by the wayside. One task (I shutter as I write “task” as it’s so foundational) is connecting with your team and truly understanding their...