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The CEO of You: How to Drive Your Own Leadership Development

Jan 19, 2026

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7 min read

The CEO of You: How to Drive Your Own Leadership Development

Your manager won't build your career for you. Here's how to create a sustainable system for continuous career improvement.

Dave Kline
Dave Kline
The Power Project: How to Build Your Influence in 7 Practical Steps

Jan 12, 2026

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7 min read

The Power Project: How to Build Your Influence in 7 Practical Steps

Influence isn’t luck. It’s a project. Here’s the step-by-step playbook for winning over even the toughest leaders.

Dave Kline
Dave Kline
Corporate Jiu Jitsu: How To Turn Your Boss' Strength Into Your Leverage

Dec 22, 2025

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8 min read

Corporate Jiu Jitsu: How To Turn Your Boss' Strength Into Your Leverage

Your boss has more authority. But you have more information. Here's how to turn that asymmetry into influence...

Dave Kline
Dave Kline
How Smart Leaders Build Processes That Their Teams Actually Use

Dec 7, 2025

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7 min read

How Smart Leaders Build Processes That Their Teams Actually Use

Most processes are proven practices that quickly become outdated documentation. Here's how to create systems that make your people more effective.

Dave Kline
Dave Kline
Leading Change You Don't Believe In: The Authentic Implementation Playbook

Oct 12, 2025

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8 min read

Leading Change You Don't Believe In: The Authentic Implementation Playbook

What to do when your boss asks you to roll out a change you think is wrong.

Dave Kline
Dave Kline
The Internal Influencer: How to Advance Your Goals Within a Big Company

Sep 14, 2025

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7 min read

The Internal Influencer: How to Advance Your Goals Within a Big Company

You know your work could drive massive value for the organization. You have the data, the vision, and the plan. But you can't get organizational support.

Dave Kline
Dave Kline
4 Lessons From The Most Successful CEO Coach You've Never Heard Of

May 4, 2025

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10 min read

4 Lessons From The Most Successful CEO Coach You've Never Heard Of

Inside my day with Silicon Valley's favorite CEO coach, Matt Mochary and the misreported death of the 1:1 meeting.

Dave Kline
Dave Kline
The Headline-to-Punchline Method: How To Stop Drowning in Useless Details

Apr 30, 2025

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3 min read

The Headline-to-Punchline Method: How To Stop Drowning in Useless Details

The exact framework detail-oriented managers use to get buy-in (without losing their edge)...

Dave Kline
Dave Kline
The Introverted Leaders Handbook: 5 Tips For Leading Loudly When You Prefer Quiet.

Oct 10, 2024

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6 min read

The Introverted Leaders Handbook: 5 Tips For Leading Loudly When You Prefer Quiet.

Learn how famous introverts use their inward focus to guide some of the most successful companies ever created.

Dave Kline
Dave Kline
Your Team Is Frustrated Because You're Not Facing Reality

Aug 29, 2024

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7 min read

Your Team Is Frustrated Because You're Not Facing Reality

Get clear on which season you're in and learn how to address the biggest risk it presents head-on.

Dave Kline
Dave Kline
Why It Always Pays To Overinvest in Defining "What Excellence Looks Like"

Aug 22, 2024

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7 min read

Why It Always Pays To Overinvest in Defining "What Excellence Looks Like"

If you want to manage WELL, you need everyone to begin with the end in mind.

Dave Kline
Dave Kline
The 2-Minute Team Demotivation Diagnostic

Jun 14, 2024

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6 min read

The 2-Minute Team Demotivation Diagnostic

Identify and correct 7 common mistakes killing your team's morale and productivity.

Dave Kline
Dave Kline
Master the Art of Managing Up: 7 Game-Changing Strategies for Leaders

May 29, 2024

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11 min read

Master the Art of Managing Up: 7 Game-Changing Strategies for Leaders

Identify your boss' leadership archetype and adjust your tactics to speak their love language.

Dave Kline
Dave Kline
Fix Your Broken Team: 8 Turnaround Tips for Sustained Success

Apr 18, 2024

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7 min read

Fix Your Broken Team: 8 Turnaround Tips for Sustained Success

Why you can't declare a new day one until you've zeroed out the problems of the past.

Dave Kline
Dave Kline
The AI Enhanced Leader: 7 Practical Ways AI Can Help You Lead More Effectively

Apr 5, 2024

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9 min read

The AI Enhanced Leader: 7 Practical Ways AI Can Help You Lead More Effectively

Ai isn't perfect. But neither are your people. Get the best from both.

Dave Kline
Dave Kline
Mediocre Meeting Mutiny: Why It's Time To Stop Settling for Tolerable

Dec 14, 2023

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7 min read

Mediocre Meeting Mutiny: Why It's Time To Stop Settling for Tolerable

How to transform your meetings from middling to magnetic.

Dave Kline
Dave Kline
5 Straightforward Steps to Transform Your Leadership And Get Others to Notice

Nov 9, 2023

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6 min read

5 Straightforward Steps to Transform Your Leadership And Get Others to Notice

This common sense approach works for helping your team level up, too.

Dave Kline
Dave Kline
The 5 Most Common Management Traps And How Smart Leaders Navigate Them

Nov 2, 2023

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6 min read

The 5 Most Common Management Traps And How Smart Leaders Navigate Them

It doesn't matter if your heart is in the right place. Your team suffers every time you miss the warning signs.

Dave Kline
Dave Kline
Nice Isn't The Goal: Why You Should Create More Conflict At Work

Oct 5, 2023

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6 min read

Nice Isn't The Goal: Why You Should Create More Conflict At Work

Plus 3 Simple Tactics to Cultivate Constructive Disagreement

Dave Kline
Dave Kline
Your Manager's Dirty Little Secret: They Want You To Manage Them

Sep 7, 2023

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8 min read

Your Manager's Dirty Little Secret: They Want You To Manage Them

Learn how to master the delicate dance of managing up.

Dave Kline
Dave Kline
How To Synthesize The State Of Your Team and Inspire Confidence

Aug 3, 2023

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7 min read

How To Synthesize The State Of Your Team and Inspire Confidence

What your manager really wants to know when they ask how things are going.

Dave Kline
Dave Kline
Win The Second Half Of 2023 With Minimum Viable Performance Reviews

Jul 5, 2023

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8 min read

Win The Second Half Of 2023 With Minimum Viable Performance Reviews

Use our free template to pinpoint issues and refocus your team in under 90 minutes.

Dave Kline
Dave Kline
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