Hey Guys! I started to think about ways to differentiate yourself and dive deeper, faster into leading teams. If you’re a lead or manager wondering how to grow your influence, this is for you.
Here are some quick wins:
→ Lead with Clarity: Strong leaders reduce noise
Tatiana Astray focuses exclusively on the high-leverage “signal” activities that align with their core mission and deliberately avoiding distractions that dilute impact. Her angle presents clarity as both a mindset and a discipline.
An action item to try: Start your week by writing down your top 3 “signal” tasks and cut the rest.
→ Lead by Systems: Great leaders improve how problems get solved.
This is where your work starts to scale. Documentation, templates, patterns. A kickoff email that becomes a ritual. Takeaway notes that become a standard. A design handoff checklist that becomes second nature.
An action item to try: Turn the next repeatable task into a reusable template.
→ Lead with Follow Through: Consistency is leadership.
Brent Gleeson leans into the idea that consistency is a balance between efficiency and rigor. Optimizing your time, tech and talent allows you to move swiftly while executing at a high level.
An action item to try: Set up 30-minute weekly check-ins to keep momentum.
→ Lead with Visibility: Don’t just do good work. Help others see the value of that work.
Tie your decisions back to team or business goals. Our friend @Helge emphasizes that clarity, specifically, clarity about how work connects to customer and business value is essential for effective, purposeful performance at all levels of an organization.
When others understand the impact of what you’ve done, they’re more likely to support, adopt, or expand on it.
An action item to try: Connect your work to a metric the business cares about, and mention it when you share progress.
If you’re already practicing one of these, what’s worked best for you? Which ones did I miss?