Leading Thoughts for July 17, 2025

IDEAS shared have the power to expand perspectives, change thinking, and move lives. Here are two ideas for the curious mind to engage with:

Adam Galinsky on encouraging the right result:

“We often focus on the person, and what they generally do wrong. The next time you find someone repeatedly failing or find yourself being repeatedly annoyed at someone, ask yourself a few questions: Is the current situation setting them up to fail, or setting me up to be annoyed? What can I do to set this person up for success?”

Source: Inspire: The Universal Path for Leading Yourself and Others

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Mark Miller on working on the future:

“The best leaders are comfortable being uncomfortable. We should always be working on problems bigger than our calendar and our checkbook can support. This is where we’ll find personal growth and new frontiers for our organization. The reward you receive for solving a problem is a bigger problem to solve.”

Source: Uncommon Greatness: Five Fundamentals to Transform Your Leadership

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