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15 Things You Can Do to Foster Psychological Safety on Your Team
15 Things You Can Do to Foster Psychological Safety on Your Team
There is more to psychological safety than just being vulnerable… here’s what you need to do.
Jared R Chaffee, CFA
Feb 4, 2022
Lead with Breadth Over Depth
Lead with Breadth Over Depth
First Principles Leadership: 4 actions you can take to turn your wide range of experiences into your strongest asset
Jared R Chaffee, CFA
Feb 2, 2022
First Principles Friday: Motivate Your Team to Cultural Success
First Principles Friday: Motivate Your Team to Cultural Success
You can’t have a healthy culture without an intrinsically motivated team
Jared R Chaffee, CFA
Jan 28, 2022
Are You Hungry to Beat the Competition?
How to use First Principles Leadership to “eat strategy for breakfast” and create a bespoke culture to give you a winning edge.
Jared R Chaffee, CFA
Dec 21, 2020
Stay Vigilant to Fend Off Threats to Your Culture
Stay Vigilant to Fend Off Threats to Your Culture
First Principles Leadership: Create a bespoke culture for your organization to give it an edge over the competition, part 5 of 5.
Jared R Chaffee, CFA
Dec 18, 2020
Make Your Winning Culture One of a Kind
Make Your Winning Culture One of a Kind
First Principles Leadership: Create a bespoke culture for your organization to give it an edge over the competition, part 2 of 5.
Jared R Chaffee, CFA
Dec 15, 2020
This Journaling Series Will Change Your Life
This Journaling Series Will Change Your Life
Improve your mental health and become more effective through reflective writing
Jared R Chaffee, CFA
Nov 30, 2020
Focus on the Process, Not the Outcome
Focus on the Process, Not the Outcome
My first post in a series on my biggest leadership regrets.
Jared R Chaffee, CFA
Oct 29, 2020
Avoid These Leadership Traps No One’s Talking About
Avoid These Leadership Traps No One’s Talking About
First Principles Friday: Building off my most popular post- 5 more leadership mistakes to avoid
Jared R Chaffee, CFA
Oct 9, 2020
First Principles Friday: Leaders, You’re Writing Your Process Documents All Wrong
First Principles Friday: Leaders, You’re Writing Your Process Documents All Wrong
Operating a $420 million submarine showed me why you need specificity to hold yourself accountable to clear standards and improve…
Jared R Chaffee, CFA
Oct 2, 2020
Read This if You Think Process Documentation is Futile
Read This if You Think Process Documentation is Futile
Leading teams in financial services showed me why it’s important to get process documentation right- here’s the philosophy I used to do…
Jared R Chaffee, CFA
Sep 29, 2020
First Principles Friday: Stay Supple with These Leadership “Stretches”
First Principles Friday: Stay Supple with These Leadership “Stretches”
How to develop supple leadership with this 11-point program and enable high octane team performance
Jared R Chaffee, CFA
Sep 25, 2020
These Signs are Difficult to See, But There if You Look
These Signs are Difficult to See, But There if You Look
It can be easy to feel defeated, but signs of hope and progress are all around us.
Jared R Chaffee, CFA
Sep 22, 2020
First Principles Friday: What Do Vulnerable Leaders Actually Do?
First Principles Friday: What Do Vulnerable Leaders Actually Do?
Your checklist for creating a more loyal, productive, and thriving team
Jared R Chaffee, CFA
Sep 18, 2020
How to Recover from Workplace Failures in 7 Steps
How to Recover from Workplace Failures in 7 Steps
Take the time to reflect on the mistakes of your past to make big changes for the future
Jared R Chaffee, CFA
Sep 15, 2020
First Principles Friday: How to Transform Insecurities Into Strengths
First Principles Friday: How to Transform Insecurities Into Strengths
Leverage the power of opening up to make your team more effective
Jared R Chaffee, CFA
Sep 11, 2020
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