Dr Flavius Akerele III's The E Team Education blog

  Leadership books often promise revolutionary ideas. They introduce new frameworks, new buzzwords, and new ways of thinking. Yet after more than two decades in education, higher education, graduate medical education, nonprofit leadership, and consulting, I've come to a different conclusion. The best leadership lessons are rarely new. They're often the simplest. Do the right thing, even when no one is watching. Lead with good intentions. Treat people with courtesy and respect. Take care of yourself so you can take care of others. Build organizations where people can succeed without sacrificing their well-being. Somewhere along the way, many organizations lost sight of these fundamentals. Success Shouldn't Require Self-Sacrifice We've created workplaces where skipping lunch is viewed as dedication, where using vacation time can feel like letting the team down, and where employees hesitate to take sick leave because they know someone else will have to absorb t...