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KS Insight

KS Insight

@ksinsight.bsky.social

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We work with leaders, executive teams, and government employees to help them cultivate the skills to diagnose challenges, the creativity to generate solutions, and the leadership to bring about the needed changes.

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KS Insight @ksinsight.bsky.social · 21d

Connection can’t wait for calm; it’s what carries teams through chaos.
KS Insight supports leaders to prioritize connection when it matters most.
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#KSInsight #LeadershipInPractice #TeamCulture #LeadershipMyth

KS Insight @ksinsight.bsky.social · 21d

Leadership without integrity doesn’t last.
KS Insight guides leaders to align decisions with values so trust can hold.
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#LeadershipInPractice #Integrity #QuoteOfTheWeek

KS Insight @ksinsight.bsky.social · 22d

Leadership lessons stick when they connect to daily practice.
Our programs are built for real-time applications.
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#KSInsight #LeadershipInPractice #LearningInAction #ManagerToLeader

KS Insight @ksinsight.bsky.social · 22d

Teams mirror their leaders.
KS Insight coaches leaders to regulate their own energy before redirecting others.
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#KSInsight #LeadershipInPractice #EmotionalIntelligence #LeadershipInsight

KS Insight @ksinsight.bsky.social · 22d

National Coffee Day: what’s in your cup says a lot about how you lead.
Black coffee? Decisive.
Latte? Inclusive.
Iced coffee? Bold.
KS Insight helps leaders turn their natural strengths into lasting impact.
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#KSInsight #LeadershipInPractice #NationalCoffeeDay #LeadershipInsight

KS Insight @ksinsight.bsky.social · 23d

Safety at work isn’t luck; it’s leadership.
KS Insight supports leaders to choose practices that make candor possible.
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#LeadershipInPractice #PsychologicalSafety #OrganizationalCulture

The evolution of leadership: Past insights, present trends, and future directions

We first review leadership research that has been dominant before and after the Journal of Business Research was established fifty-one years ago, alon…

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KS Insight @ksinsight.bsky.social · 24d

Inspiration fades; practice sustains.
KS Insight helps leaders turn development into change that lasts.
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#KSInsight #LeadershipInPractice #LeadershipDevelopment

KS Insight @ksinsight.bsky.social · 25d

People fear loss more than they value gain.
KS Insight equips leaders to name those losses so change feels possible.
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#KSInsight #LeadershipInPractice #ChangeLeadership #LeadershipMyth

KS Insight @ksinsight.bsky.social · 25d

Your role isn’t your entire self.
KS Insight equips leaders to stay grounded so feedback sharpens clarity, not confidence.
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#KSInsight #LeadershipInPractice #SelfAwareness #LeadershipInsight

KS Insight @ksinsight.bsky.social · 26d

Leaders can’t steady others if they’re running on empty.
KS Insight equips leaders to sustain energy and presence under pressure.
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#KSInsight #LeadershipInPractice #ResilientLeadership

KS Insight @ksinsight.bsky.social · 26d

Leaders often feel alone in their challenges.
Cohort-based learning reveals that they’re not, and it builds the connections to move forward together.
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#KSInsight #LeadershipInPractice #CohortLearning #TeamCulture

KS Insight @ksinsight.bsky.social · 26d

Uncertainty isn’t the problem. Abandoning your leadership in it is.
Dr. Kirsti Samuels’ "Lead Anyway" shows why presence and courage matter most when the fog is thick.
Read here: www.linkedin.com/pulse/lead-a...
#KSInsight #LeadershipInPractice #AdaptiveLeadership #LeadAnyway

KS Insight @ksinsight.bsky.social · 27d

Certainty isn’t strength; humility is.
KS Insight guides leaders to model trust by admitting what they don’t know.
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#KSInsight #LeadershipInPractice #AdaptiveLeadership #LeadershipMyth

KS Insight @ksinsight.bsky.social · 27d

Difficulty doesn’t erase opportunity — it often creates it.
KS Insight equips leaders to see openings where others see only obstacles.
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#KSInsight #LeadershipInPractice #AdaptiveLeadership #QuoteOfTheWeek

KS Insight @ksinsight.bsky.social · 28d

Leadership isn’t a mystery — it’s a craft.
Dr. Kirsti Samuels’ blog shows how the Insight 4D Framework makes leadership observable, learnable, and practicable.
Read here: www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-le...
#KSInsight #LeadershipInPractice #ExperientialLearning #AdaptiveLeadership #Insight4D

KS Insight @ksinsight.bsky.social · 28d

In conflict, curiosity builds trust where defensiveness shuts it down.
KS Insight guides leaders to turn tension into learning.
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#KSInsight #LeadershipInPractice #ConflictResolution #LeadershipInsight

KS Insight @ksinsight.bsky.social · 29d

The balcony view changes everything.
Our case method helps leaders step back, see patterns, and act strategically.
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#KSInsight #LeadershipInPractice #CaseMethod #ManagerToLeader

KS Insight @ksinsight.bsky.social · 29d

Emotions aren’t a liability; they’re data.
KS Insight coaches leaders to use emotional fluency to strengthen trust and strategy.
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#KSInsight #LeadershipInPractice #EmotionalIntelligence #LeadershipMyth

KS Insight @ksinsight.bsky.social · Sep 21

CEOs say strategy is the priority — but Financial Times shows time use tells another story.
We help leaders align calendars with what really matters.
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#LeadershipInPractice #ExecutiveLeadership #OrganizationalFocus

What makes a positive difference to the way that staff feel about work?

Good managers are a valuable asset and have a big impact at the team and company level

KS Insight @ksinsight.bsky.social · Sep 20

Managers drive engagement — but Gallup 2025 finds them running on empty.
We help leaders build systems that sustain manager energy and team engagement.
www.businessinsider.com/manager-enga...
#LeadershipInPractice #ManagerEngagement #EmployeeEngagement

Managers aren't feeling so hot right now. It's costing them their sanity and the global economy billions.

Employee engagement at work fell in 2024, fueled by a drop in engagement among managers, according to Gallup's new State of the Workplace report.

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KS Insight @ksinsight.bsky.social · Sep 20

Competence can protect you — but it can also trap you.
KS Insight helps leaders move beyond proving worth to shaping systems.
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#KSInsight #LeadershipInPractice #AdaptiveLeadership

KS Insight @ksinsight.bsky.social · Sep 19

Joy isn’t fluff — it’s fuel.
KS Insight helps leaders treat joy as a strategy for resilience and trust.
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#KSInsight #LeadershipInPractice #ResilientLeadership

KS Insight @ksinsight.bsky.social · Sep 19

Presence matters as much as words.
KS Insight equips leaders to use attention and tone to create safety and clarity.
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#KSInsight #LeadershipInPractice #ExecutivePresence #LeadershipInsight

KS Insight @ksinsight.bsky.social · Sep 18

Normal isn’t coming back.
Leadership now means steadiness in unstable systems and presence when answers are scarce.
KS Insight equips leaders to practice presence over certainty.
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#KSInsight #LeadershipInPractice #AdaptiveLeadership #ExecutivePresence

KS Insight @ksinsight.bsky.social · Sep 18

Leadership isn’t about answers — it’s about asking the right questions.
KS Insight equips leaders to turn curiosity into strategy.
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#KSInsight #LeadershipInPractice #Curiosity #LeadershipMyth