Newsletter #60: 6 Habits Great Leaders Avoid

SCALE UP Newsletter #60

Welcome to Scale Up, the smarter way to grow with fractional executives.

In this edition:

🚀 An Essential Guide To 6 IT Executive Roles
💡 Google Exec's 'Most Important Lesson'
🤷🏻‍♀️ 6 Habits Great Leaders Avoid

Let’s dive right in. 👇🏼

An Essential Guide To 6 IT Executive Roles

As companies’ needs and the tech world have changed, new leadership roles have emerged to handle different IT parts.

At first, IT jobs were all about setting up and managing the hardware and software a company needed. Over time, though, these roles became more strategic. Today, many companies have leaders like the Chief Analytics Officer (CAO), Chief Data Officer (CDO), Chief Digital Officer (CDO), Chief Information Officer (CIO), Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), and Chief Technology Officer (CTO).

While some of these jobs overlap, each has its own focus and responsibilities.

techtarget.com 

Google Exec's 'Most Important Lesson' From Navigating The Great Recession Is Smart Advice Today

Google executive Ruth Porat learned key lessons during her experience in the Great Recession.

Her main advice? Figure out where you’re at risk and strengthen those areas before you run into trouble.

While she was deeply involved at Morgan Stanley during the recession, Porat says that experience gave her a game plan for handling tough times.

businessinsider.com 

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HBR: Leading a Global Team Effectively

Western managers who lead global teams often run into a big challenge: their experience and training usually come from cultures that value independence, personal achievement, and open communication. But more than 70% of the world’s workers come from cultures that focus on the group and respect hierarchy. 

To do well, leaders need to build “cultural intelligence”—the ability to understand and adapt to different cultural situations. A good first step is learning about four common mistakes that trip up Western leaders.

hbr.org

6 Habits Great Leaders Avoid, Part 1

In this video, Craig Groeschel talks about why leaders need to drop their bad habits if they want to make a real difference. He says it’s not about doing more things, but about focusing on what matters. Doing too much or always avoiding tough conversations can actually hurt your impact as a leader. Instead, leaders should take a hard look at what they’re spending time on, deal with problems directly, and be open to change so they—and their teams—can grow.

‘Cities Trigger Our Imagination’: Why A Walk In Town Can Be Just As Good For You As A Stroll In The Countryside

To test this idea, a journalist explores Annabel Streets’ (perfect name for a walking expert, right?) theory firsthand.

The author examines how walking influences mood, thoughts, and emotions, and how these effects vary depending on where and how one walks. While most people recognize the benefits of nature walks, she advocates for "brown spaces" in cities—places like churches, convents, and cemeteries that often host surprising biodiversity.

theguardian.com 

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