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Sparking Leadership
Sparking Leadership is a weekly series on human-centered, sustainable #leadership. Follow for real talk and practical tools. In the meantime, lead with spark!
Sparking Leadership #7: Your junior team members are the most underrated source of learning.
We often assume that learning flows top-down, from the experienced leader to the junior employee. But what happens when the person with...
Christina - Spark Back Coaching
Jun 42 min read
Sparking Leadership #6: Why burnout feels different when you're leading
When you're the one people count on, there's no room to fall apart. So you power through, show up every day and pretend that everything...
Christina - Spark Back Coaching
May 282 min read
Sparking Leadership #5: Are we celebrating the wrong leaders?
Who do you think gets promoted faster? 👤 Person 1: Charismatic, confident, quick on their feet. The life of the party, thrives in chaos,...
Christina - Spark Back Coaching
May 212 min read
Sparking Leadership #4: When life happens (or where policy ends and leadership begins)
Have you ever been in a situation where you had to bend the rules? Maybe you knew what the policy said but your gut told you the right...
Christina - Spark Back Coaching
May 142 min read
Sparking Leadership #3: What if the most influential person on your team isn’t even your boss?
📖 Story time: A few years ago, I worked at a tech company headquartered in London. One of our most respected colleagues wasn’t a...
Christina - Spark Back Coaching
May 72 min read
Sparking Leadership #2: Exciting problems, boring solutions (and the real work of leadership).
In a recent conversation, a leader told me, "Exciting problems have boring solutions" and it stuck with me. Because it’s true and it’s...
Christina - Spark Back Coaching
Apr 302 min read
Sparking Leadership #1: Lighten the load - the hidden power of delegation
Have you ever been hiking with a group? If so, you probably know that one of the first rules of hiking is to only bring what you can...
Christina - Spark Back Coaching
Apr 232 min read
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