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Blog with Linnea
LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS THAT ACTUALLY WORK
Real Talk About the Challenges You're Facing
Every week, I share practical leadership insights for the real challenges you're dealing with, at work and in life. No fluff. No theory. Just honest, actionable wisdom from someone who's been there.
Whether you're a new supervisor navigating your first difficult conversation, a mid-level manager building your team, or a seasoned executive shaping culture, you'll find insights here that help you lead better.
How to Stop Checking Work Email After Hours (And Why Your Team Will Thank You)
Constantly checking work email at night and weekends? You're not alone. Here's why this habit hurts your leadership effectiveness and 5 practical strategies to finally set healthy email boundaries.
linnearader
5 hours ago8 min read
10 Bad Leadership Habits to Break in 2025 (New Manager Guide)
Here's the thing about leadership: we accumulate baggage. Not just physical clutter on our desks (though let's be honest, that happens too), but mental and emotional weight that limits our effectiveness. Habits that made sense at one point but don't anymore. Beliefs about leadership that sound noble but actually hold us back.
linnearader
2 days ago6 min read
Gratitude in Leadership: Why Thank You Matters More Than You Think
But here's what I've been thinking about: gratitude in leadership isn't a once-a-year, around-the-table exercise. It's a daily practice that either strengthens your team or, when done poorly or not at all, slowly erodes the foundation you're trying to build.
And before you roll your eyes thinking this is going to be some fluffy feel-good post about participation trophies and everyone getting a gold star, stick with me. Because I'm going to tell you about the time gratitude l
linnearader
Nov 267 min read
The Leader's Guide to Taking ACTUAL Vacation
I wasn't setting my team up for success. I was holding everything so close that they couldn't function without me. And if I'm being truly honest, many years back I was probably a little too insecure in my role. There was some fear that went along with holding it all so close, fear that someone might take the ball and run with it, fear that they might not need me as much as I thought they did.
linnearader
Nov 247 min read
The Comparison Trap: Why Looking at Other Leaders' Success Is Killing Yours
We all know social media isn't real life. Nobody posts pictures of their messy kitchen or their kid's meltdown in the grocery store or the fight they had with their spouse about whose turn it is to take out the trash. They post the vacation photos, the perfectly plated dinners, the smiling family pictures.
But somehow, we forget that the same principle applies at work.
You see other leaders in meetings where they're prepared and confident. You see them giving presentations
linnearader
Nov 197 min read
When Team Members Don't Get Along: The Manager's Mediation Toolkit
Here's what this all comes down to: we're all adults here. We all work with people we don't particularly like. We all have colleagues we'd rather not spend time with. We all have had conflicts and disagreements and personality clashes.
But somehow, most of us manage to put on our big kid pants and act professionally anyway. We respond to emails from people who annoy us. We collaborate with people we'd never choose to hang out with. We're polite to people we'd cross the stree
linnearader
Nov 176 min read
The Weekly Leadership Ritual: How 30 Minutes on Friday Can Transform Your Week
Let me paint you a picture of my past self: Friday afternoon, 4:30 PM. My desk looks like a paper explosion. Fifteen browser tabs open. Unread emails stacking up. Post-it notes stuck to everything. My brain is already halfway to the weekend, but there's this nagging feeling in my gut that I'm forgetting something important.
linnearader
Nov 128 min read
Cross-Generational Leadership: Managing Boomers to Gen Z in One Team
Here's the thing: we've created this narrative about generational differences that's doing way more harm than good. We've bought into these sweeping generalizations, Boomers are rigid workaholics, Millennials are entitled, Gen Z can't focus, Gen X is… wait, does anyone ever talk about Gen X?
The reality is so much more nuanced and honestly, so much more interesting.
linnearader
Nov 106 min read
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