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Harsh Truth: Why Defending Your Boundaries is Ruining Your Career

Jul 16, 2026

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3 min read

Harsh Truth: Why Defending Your Boundaries is Ruining Your Career

If you always want to be paid for doing a little more, you're thought of a little less. Here's why defending your boundaries is the slowest path to success.

Dave Kline
Dave Kline
No More Excuses: Make the Time to Build a Management Operating System

Jul 9, 2026

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4 min read

No More Excuses: Make the Time to Build a Management Operating System

The skills that make you an excellent operator are the same ones that cap your impact as a leader. Here's how to make the shift before someone else does it for you.

Dave Kline
Dave Kline
Debunking The Biggest Leadership Lie: Why Executive Presence Isn't a Thing

Jul 2, 2026

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4 min read

Debunking The Biggest Leadership Lie: Why Executive Presence Isn't a Thing

Every leader who tells me someone on their team needs "more executive presence" is missing the mark. Here are the five different things they actually need.

Dave Kline
Dave Kline
Do You Have the Right Team? A Framework for Finding Out.

Jun 25, 2026

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4 min read

Do You Have the Right Team? A Framework for Finding Out.

"Do I have the right people?" is the wrong first question. Here's the framework for answering the right ones, in the right order.

Dave Kline
Dave Kline
Big Tech Just Fired the Right Managers for the Wrong Reasons

Jun 2, 2026

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4 min read

Big Tech Just Fired the Right Managers for the Wrong Reasons

Tech leaders keep using AI to rationalize gutting management. The historical data says they'll regret it. Here's why, and what you should do about it.

Dave Kline
Dave Kline
My Crusade To Fix Psychological Safety on High-Performing Teams

May 17, 2026

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4 min read

My Crusade To Fix Psychological Safety on High-Performing Teams

The best teams are safe AND uncomfortable. And why "nobody pushes back" is a warning sign, not a win.

Dave Kline
Dave Kline
How AI-Amplified Managers Are Onboarding Their New Hires In 2 Weeks

May 3, 2026

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4 min read

How AI-Amplified Managers Are Onboarding Their New Hires In 2 Weeks

Onboarding a new hire fully takes 90 days. But their success (or failure) is decided in the first two weeks. If only you weren't so busy...

Dave Kline
Dave Kline
Why Most Leaders Are Learning The Wrong Way

Apr 26, 2026

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3 min read

Why Most Leaders Are Learning The Wrong Way

More than 2,000 people bookmarked my post yesterday. Less than 1% will ever open it again. Here's a better way to upgrade how you lead.

Dave Kline
Dave Kline
Superhuman Leadership: Use AI To Do More of What Makes You Irreplaceable

Apr 21, 2026

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5 min read

Superhuman Leadership: Use AI To Do More of What Makes You Irreplaceable

Every leader I know uses AI for basic tasks. Almost none use it to help lead their team. Here's what that looks like when you finally do.

Dave Kline
Dave Kline
The Management Second Brain: How to Finally Clone Yourself

Apr 14, 2026

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6 min read

The Management Second Brain: How to Finally Clone Yourself

Lack of time. The universal problem among every leader faces. I think I finally solved it.

Dave Kline
Dave Kline
Why Everyone Hates Their 1:1 Check-ins (+5 Ways to Fix Them)

Apr 6, 2026

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7 min read

Why Everyone Hates Their 1:1 Check-ins (+5 Ways to Fix Them)

The managers hate doing them. The employees hate attending them. But everyone feels obligated to have them. Here's your 4-minute fix...

Dave Kline
Dave Kline
The Counterintuitive Way You Can Teach Anyone To Be High Agency

Mar 31, 2026

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7 min read

The Counterintuitive Way You Can Teach Anyone To Be High Agency

I went down a rabbit hole so I could help my kids. You can apply the same simple tactics to help your employees.

Dave Kline
Dave Kline
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