This holiday season, give yourself grace and lead others into it
I recently returned from co-leading our Essential Skills for New Managers program at Poynter, where we emphasize a simple truth: Leadership is not a technical skill. It’s a human one.
As I reflect on a busy year of teaching, I think about how many new managers at every level arrived with the same questions: Am I doing this right? Am I letting anyone down? How can I do this when I’m barely holding myself together?
These questions aren’t signs of weakness. They’re signs that we care.
One of the most transformative moments in the program is always the day we dedicate entirely to feedback. We hand each participant a folder filled with reflections from their direct reports, peers and managers. It’s a raw, unfiltered window into how their leadership is working for others, and how it’s working for themselves.
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