Shaun Coffey 🚢
@shauncoffey.bsky.social
A student of the practice of leading and managing
Savvy leaders accept that politics is part of organizational life – the key is navigating it ethically and effectively.
November 10, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Savvy leaders accept that politics is part of organizational life – the key is navigating it ethically and effectively.
People follow people – not positions.
In a world overloaded with authority and hierarchy, the most enduring influence comes from trust, credibility, and care. It is the kind of power no title can grant — but every organization desperately needs.
In a world overloaded with authority and hierarchy, the most enduring influence comes from trust, credibility, and care. It is the kind of power no title can grant — but every organization desperately needs.
November 10, 2025 at 7:56 PM
People follow people – not positions.
In a world overloaded with authority and hierarchy, the most enduring influence comes from trust, credibility, and care. It is the kind of power no title can grant — but every organization desperately needs.
In a world overloaded with authority and hierarchy, the most enduring influence comes from trust, credibility, and care. It is the kind of power no title can grant — but every organization desperately needs.
For practitioners, cultivating expert power means continuous learning and sharing knowledge. It’s a positive form of power that generally earns respect, especially when experts use their know-how to help others rather than hoard information.
November 10, 2025 at 6:00 PM
For practitioners, cultivating expert power means continuous learning and sharing knowledge. It’s a positive form of power that generally earns respect, especially when experts use their know-how to help others rather than hoard information.
Coercive power is the flip side of rewards – it’s the ability to influence behaviour by threat of punishment or negative consequences.
It’s the proverbial “stick” in management.
It’s the proverbial “stick” in management.
November 10, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Coercive power is the flip side of rewards – it’s the ability to influence behaviour by threat of punishment or negative consequences.
It’s the proverbial “stick” in management.
It’s the proverbial “stick” in management.
Effective leaders understand that meaningful rewards go beyond money. The key lies in timing, fairness, and alignment with purpose.
November 9, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Effective leaders understand that meaningful rewards go beyond money. The key lies in timing, fairness, and alignment with purpose.
Life is asking for your answer.
Let it hear you say yes.
Let it hear you say yes.
November 9, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Life is asking for your answer.
Let it hear you say yes.
Let it hear you say yes.
Holding a leadership role gives you the right to lead. But if you want real followership, you have to earn it.
The crown may open the door – but only character keeps it open.
The crown may open the door – but only character keeps it open.
November 9, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Holding a leadership role gives you the right to lead. But if you want real followership, you have to earn it.
The crown may open the door – but only character keeps it open.
The crown may open the door – but only character keeps it open.
Effective leaders leverage multiple power bases – not just their formal authority – to motivate and guide teams.
November 9, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Effective leaders leverage multiple power bases – not just their formal authority – to motivate and guide teams.
As a leader you can choice how much power to exercise and how much to share, depending on circumstances and context.
November 9, 2025 at 6:00 AM
As a leader you can choice how much power to exercise and how much to share, depending on circumstances and context.
Formal authority brings order.
Informal influence brings traction.
True power?
It comes from understanding both.
Informal influence brings traction.
True power?
It comes from understanding both.
November 9, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Formal authority brings order.
Informal influence brings traction.
True power?
It comes from understanding both.
Informal influence brings traction.
True power?
It comes from understanding both.
“Leadership is a serious meddling in the lives of others.” Max De Pree
November 8, 2025 at 11:20 PM
“Leadership is a serious meddling in the lives of others.” Max De Pree
Savvy leaders understand that, beyond official policies, relationships and unwritten norms often drive outcomes.
November 8, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Savvy leaders understand that, beyond official policies, relationships and unwritten norms often drive outcomes.
Resignation, when viewed through the lens of liberation, is not about giving up but about stepping up—taking charge of one’s path and choosing freedom over constraint.
November 4, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Resignation, when viewed through the lens of liberation, is not about giving up but about stepping up—taking charge of one’s path and choosing freedom over constraint.
When leaders bring purpose, evidence, and simplicity together, credibility grows and uncertainty shrinks. Clarity is strength, and strength inspires belief.
November 3, 2025 at 9:00 AM
When leaders bring purpose, evidence, and simplicity together, credibility grows and uncertainty shrinks. Clarity is strength, and strength inspires belief.
The mind rehearses the future long before the body arrives. Visualisation is not a sporting ritual, it is a leadership discipline. Leaders who train their imagination train their outcomes.
November 3, 2025 at 8:07 AM
The mind rehearses the future long before the body arrives. Visualisation is not a sporting ritual, it is a leadership discipline. Leaders who train their imagination train their outcomes.
Growth mindsets can be a trap
November 3, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Growth mindsets can be a trap
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"Twenty countries in the world contain 94% of the world's remaining wilderness. Canada is #2 on this list. We are a major player on the world stage for nature conservation. One in five species in Canada is at some level of risk, from butterflies and sea stars to the iconic boreal caribou.
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November 2, 2025 at 8:54 PM
"Twenty countries in the world contain 94% of the world's remaining wilderness. Canada is #2 on this list. We are a major player on the world stage for nature conservation. One in five species in Canada is at some level of risk, from butterflies and sea stars to the iconic boreal caribou.
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The Result of this was a Growing Resentment that Occurred with Employees.
The 1,900 Employees who Spoke Out against Leadership at the Beginning…
Grew to 30,000 Employees…
30,000 Employees who were Tired of the “Cult of the CEO”…
Who Rated Jassy at 1.4 on a Scale of 1 to 5.
The 1,900 Employees who Spoke Out against Leadership at the Beginning…
Grew to 30,000 Employees…
30,000 Employees who were Tired of the “Cult of the CEO”…
Who Rated Jassy at 1.4 on a Scale of 1 to 5.
November 2, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The Result of this was a Growing Resentment that Occurred with Employees.
The 1,900 Employees who Spoke Out against Leadership at the Beginning…
Grew to 30,000 Employees…
30,000 Employees who were Tired of the “Cult of the CEO”…
Who Rated Jassy at 1.4 on a Scale of 1 to 5.
The 1,900 Employees who Spoke Out against Leadership at the Beginning…
Grew to 30,000 Employees…
30,000 Employees who were Tired of the “Cult of the CEO”…
Who Rated Jassy at 1.4 on a Scale of 1 to 5.
Reposted by Shaun Coffey 🚢
"Yesterday afternoon, Trump threatened to launch a military attack on the most populous country in sub-Saharan Africa," [David Frum] wrote. "The fact that few express much upset at this bluster is a marker of how little respect this blowhard president commands at home or abroad ... If any […]
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November 2, 2025 at 9:33 PM
"Yesterday afternoon, Trump threatened to launch a military attack on the most populous country in sub-Saharan Africa," [David Frum] wrote. "The fact that few express much upset at this bluster is a marker of how little respect this blowhard president commands at home or abroad ... If any […]
the measure of an unwasted life is not what outlives it but how it was lived
https://www.themarginalian.org/2025/10/31/hawthorne-life/
https://www.themarginalian.org/2025/10/31/hawthorne-life/
How Not to Waste Your Life – The Marginalian
www.themarginalian.org
November 2, 2025 at 9:42 PM
the measure of an unwasted life is not what outlives it but how it was lived
https://www.themarginalian.org/2025/10/31/hawthorne-life/
https://www.themarginalian.org/2025/10/31/hawthorne-life/
we learn by sharing our ignorance
October 31, 2025 at 6:30 PM
we learn by sharing our ignorance
A leader without followers is just a person taking a stroll in the park.
October 30, 2025 at 6:15 PM
A leader without followers is just a person taking a stroll in the park.
It is okay to worry a bit. It is okay to stress. Don't avoid the pressure – work with it.
October 29, 2025 at 3:47 PM
It is okay to worry a bit. It is okay to stress. Don't avoid the pressure – work with it.