Leadership Horizons

• The Power of Vulnerability with Guest Speaker Daniel Taylor

  In this weeks episode we explore why selective vulnerability strengthens leadership and how trust turns honesty into performance. My guest this week is Daniel Taylor and he shares stories and tools leaders use to reduce isolation, build team confidence, and make better decisions in hybrid, high-change environments.• coaching as a thinking space for complex challenges• moving beyond hero myths to collaborative leadership• trust first, then intentional vulnerability• practical tips for feedback, strengths and delegation• real examples of breakthrough moments in coaching• group coaching to build interconnected senior teams• tackling isolation, imposter syndrome and overprocessing• clear communication to counter worst-case stories• hybrid team rituals that sustain trust and clarity• AI as an aid to more human leadershipFor further information on Daniel check out his website:DanielTaylorDevelopment.com He can also be found on LinkedIn as Daniel Taylor HR as well as on Instagram and Blue Sky… have a look for hashtag adventblogs on all the socials.Thank you and see you next week.Leadership Horizons - Helping You Lead Beyond Boundaries

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• Your Leadership Questions Answered

  Real leadership lives in the grey areas—where you don’t have perfect information, emotions run high, and the playbook doesn’t fit. We take audience questions head-on, from how to own mistakes without losing authority to navigating toxic cultures, selective vulnerability, and the sting of a boss who seems to be cutting you off at the knees.We start by dismantling the myth of the flawless leader. You’ll hear a simple framework for admitting errors with speed and integrity, turning a bad call into a credibility boost. Then we get practical about personal boundaries: how much to share when health, caregiving, or divorce affects your bandwidth, and how to protect privacy while increasing trust through clear context and smart “circles of disclosure.”If you’ve inherited a team with tight friendships and loose accountability, this is your roadmap. We cover a 90‑day listening plan, how to define expectations and consequences that stick, and how to empower culture carriers without creating a new inner circle. We also tackle political realities: diagnosing whether a boss’s behavior is incompetence or intent, opening a direct alignment conversation, documenting patterns, and choosing between escalation, insulation, or exit—while safeguarding your reputation and options.Finally, we shift to crisis leadership. Learn how to communicate with resilient realism, create small wins that restore agency, and protect team energy by cutting noise. We share the cadence of updates that prevents rumor spirals, plus the modeling that keeps burnout at bay. Across every scenario, the constants are fairness, consistency, clarity, and courage—the habits that build psychological safety and performance when the ground keeps moving.If this conversation helps, share it with a leader who needs it, subscribe for more practical leadership tools, and leave a quick review to help others find the show. Got a tough leadership question you want us to tackle next? Send it our way—we read every one.Leadership Horizons - Helping You Lead Beyond Boundaries

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• Hybrid Working - The Leadership Challenge

  Building Connection Across DistanceFeeling like you’re “leading ghosts” on Zoom while trying to keep culture alive across office days, home desks, and time zones? We dig into the real reason hybrid feels hard: it’s not a scheduling problem—it’s a leadership evolution. Across this candid, practical conversation, we break down the habits that no longer serve us and share the ones that do, so your team can feel connected, clear, and engaged wherever they work.We start by challenging the old belief that proximity equals connection. Those hallway cues and desk drive-bys created a comforting illusion; hybrid has stripped that away and revealed the gaps. From there, we lay out three pillars you can apply immediately. First, intentional presence: short, sacred connection cadences and “visible thinking” rituals that surface energy, blockers, and learning in real time. Second, trust through clarity: over-communicate expectations, make decision-making explicit, and share the why with regular, human updates that reduce anxiety and align action. Third, deliberate culture building: move beyond pizza perks to shared experiences—innovation days and learning circles—mapped to values so people feel meaning, not mandates.We also explore relationship resilience: the capacity to sustain strong ties across distance. When leaders invest in presence, clarity, and values-led rituals, hybrid teams often outperform their old in-office baseline because connection no longer relies on chance. You’ll leave with three sharp reflection prompts to guide your next week: have a non-task conversation with each person, test your team’s clarity on expectations and decisions, and design one experience that demonstrates your values in action.If this resonated, share it with a leader who needs a clearer path through hybrid, subscribe for the next episode, and leave a quick review to help others find the show. Got a question for our special Q&A? Email Lois at LoisBurtononline.com or DM on LinkedIn—we’d love to include it.Leadership Horizons - Helping You Lead Beyond Boundaries

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• The Power of Remembrance

  Most leaders can recite every misstep but struggle to name what they did right. That imbalance isn’t a personal flaw; it’s the brain’s negativity bias. We dig into how that bias distorts self-perception and culture, and we offer a practical, repeatable way to rebalance your attention so you can lead with clarity and confidence. Lois shares her path through 25 years of leadership coaching, including lessons from early mentors who shaped her belief that real growth depends on what we remember. Using the lens of remembrance, we explore why focusing only on mistakes creates a skewed narrative, how it erodes resilience, and why teams mirror the leader’s attention. Then we get tactical: a three-question journaling practice that takes ten minutes, turns reflection into action, and builds an evidence base you can revisit when doubt creeps in. You’ll learn how to capture specific wins, examine challenges without self-criticism, and translate insights into next steps.We also map the payoff of journaling over time: clearer success patterns, stronger decision-making, and a culture that celebrates progress while addressing gaps. Expect concrete examples of phrasing entries, a weekly review ritual to surface themes, and guidance for using your notes in coaching, performance conversations, and strategic planning. If you’re ready to move from replaying problems to replicating what works, this conversation will equip you with a simple tool to shift your leadership trajectory.If this resonates, subscribe, share the show with a colleague, and leave a quick review to help more leaders build strengths-based habits. Tell us: what win will you write down tonight?Leadership Horizons - Helping You Lead Beyond Boundaries

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• Action Beats Perfection

  Perfection promises safety, but it quietly drains momentum, frustrates teams, and lets faster competitors win. We pull back the curtain on the perfection trap and show how courageous action, not flawless planning, drives real results. From stress drivers that kick in under pressure to the subtle fears that keep smart leaders stuck, we map the patterns that stall execution and offer a practical path forward. Lois unpacks the critical difference between excellence and perfection. Excellence is doing your best with what you have when you have it; perfection waits for conditions that never arrive. You’ll hear a candid story of a leader who swapped endless refinement for 80% clarity, took the first step, and sparked a transformation that became a company case study. The message is simple and urgent: action creates learning that planning alone cannot.We share four field-tested strategies to move now and improve as you go. Use the 80% rule to decide faster, time-box choices to end analysis loops, reframe mistakes as data to speed learning, and model imperfection to build psychological safety. These moves align teams, invite contribution, and create a culture where speed and quality grow together. If you’re leading change, scaling a team, or navigating ambiguity, this conversation equips you with the mindset and tools to choose progress over perfection and to keep momentum when it matters most.Ready to take the next step? Pick one decision you’ve been delaying and make a move this week. Then tell us what you did and what you learned—subscribe, share the episode with a leader who needs it, and leave a review to help others find the show.Leadership Horizons - Helping You Lead Beyond Boundaries

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