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What if this summer was the moment you stepped into the leader you’ve always wanted to be? Not the one always putting out fires. Not the one doubting every decision. Not the one carrying it all alone...
But the one who leads with clarity, intention, and grounded confidence...👇
But the one who leads with clarity, intention, and grounded confidence...👇
June 28, 2025 at 11:01 AM
What if this summer was the moment you stepped into the leader you’ve always wanted to be? Not the one always putting out fires. Not the one doubting every decision. Not the one carrying it all alone...
But the one who leads with clarity, intention, and grounded confidence...👇
But the one who leads with clarity, intention, and grounded confidence...👇
Leadership isn’t a title, it’s a practice. And sometimes, that practice gets crowded out.
But remember, Summer is a rare and powerful invitation to pause. To reset. To ask yourself, not just “What’s next?” but “What kind of leader do I want to be?...👇
But remember, Summer is a rare and powerful invitation to pause. To reset. To ask yourself, not just “What’s next?” but “What kind of leader do I want to be?...👇
June 26, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Leadership isn’t a title, it’s a practice. And sometimes, that practice gets crowded out.
But remember, Summer is a rare and powerful invitation to pause. To reset. To ask yourself, not just “What’s next?” but “What kind of leader do I want to be?...👇
But remember, Summer is a rare and powerful invitation to pause. To reset. To ask yourself, not just “What’s next?” but “What kind of leader do I want to be?...👇
Think psychological safety is about being nice? Think again.
It’s often mistaken for comfort, agreement, or job security, but none captures what it really means.
As the term becomes more popular in workplace culture, so do the myths that water it down or turn it into something it’s not...👇
It’s often mistaken for comfort, agreement, or job security, but none captures what it really means.
As the term becomes more popular in workplace culture, so do the myths that water it down or turn it into something it’s not...👇
What People Get Wrong About Psychological Safety
Psychological safety—a shared belief among team members that it’s OK to speak up with candor—has become a popular concept. However, as its popularity has grown, so too have misconceptions about it.…
hbr.org
June 24, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Think psychological safety is about being nice? Think again.
It’s often mistaken for comfort, agreement, or job security, but none captures what it really means.
As the term becomes more popular in workplace culture, so do the myths that water it down or turn it into something it’s not...👇
It’s often mistaken for comfort, agreement, or job security, but none captures what it really means.
As the term becomes more popular in workplace culture, so do the myths that water it down or turn it into something it’s not...👇
TLDR: In uncertain times, the strongest leaders don’t try to tame the chaos, they master the art of focused effort. They control what’s theirs, influence what they can, and stop pouring energy into what’s out of reach.
Enter the Sphere of Influence...
Enter the Sphere of Influence...
May 15, 2025 at 11:03 AM
TLDR: In uncertain times, the strongest leaders don’t try to tame the chaos, they master the art of focused effort. They control what’s theirs, influence what they can, and stop pouring energy into what’s out of reach.
Enter the Sphere of Influence...
Enter the Sphere of Influence...
I read this article that said peer-to-peer mentoring has always been vital in developing and retaining effective leaders.
But if we all know it, why aren’t we all doing it?
Honestly, I’m not sure. But I know that it should be, and I want to help facilitate it...
But if we all know it, why aren’t we all doing it?
Honestly, I’m not sure. But I know that it should be, and I want to help facilitate it...
May 14, 2025 at 11:02 AM
I read this article that said peer-to-peer mentoring has always been vital in developing and retaining effective leaders.
But if we all know it, why aren’t we all doing it?
Honestly, I’m not sure. But I know that it should be, and I want to help facilitate it...
But if we all know it, why aren’t we all doing it?
Honestly, I’m not sure. But I know that it should be, and I want to help facilitate it...
TLDR: You don’t need to be involved in every detail of your organization to BE an essential part of it. If you try and do EVERYTHING, you’ll just end up achieving NOTHING.
I know it’s easier said than done for most senior leaders... (thread)
I know it’s easier said than done for most senior leaders... (thread)
May 13, 2025 at 11:01 AM
TLDR: You don’t need to be involved in every detail of your organization to BE an essential part of it. If you try and do EVERYTHING, you’ll just end up achieving NOTHING.
I know it’s easier said than done for most senior leaders... (thread)
I know it’s easier said than done for most senior leaders... (thread)
Here's a mindbender: You already have a leadership strategy (not style) that you didn’t design or probably even notice was forming.
It was shaped by:
👩🏫 Bosses you admired (and survived).
🏢 Cultures you thrived in (or escaped from).
🎭 Stories you absorbed about what a “good leader” should be...
It was shaped by:
👩🏫 Bosses you admired (and survived).
🏢 Cultures you thrived in (or escaped from).
🎭 Stories you absorbed about what a “good leader” should be...
You Don’t Need a New Leadership Style—You Need a Smarter Strategy — Kate Leto
n a lot of chemistry calls and early coaching conversations, I hear some version of this: “I am suddenly in a new leadership role and and I have no idea what it means to be a leader. What am I…
www.kateleto.com
May 5, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Here's a mindbender: You already have a leadership strategy (not style) that you didn’t design or probably even notice was forming.
It was shaped by:
👩🏫 Bosses you admired (and survived).
🏢 Cultures you thrived in (or escaped from).
🎭 Stories you absorbed about what a “good leader” should be...
It was shaped by:
👩🏫 Bosses you admired (and survived).
🏢 Cultures you thrived in (or escaped from).
🎭 Stories you absorbed about what a “good leader” should be...
Early in your career, finding a mentor is great advice. But when you’re the most senior product leader in the room, it starts to fall short. And why is that?...
Well, for starters, most mentors: (cont in thread...) 👇
Well, for starters, most mentors: (cont in thread...) 👇
May 3, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Early in your career, finding a mentor is great advice. But when you’re the most senior product leader in the room, it starts to fall short. And why is that?...
Well, for starters, most mentors: (cont in thread...) 👇
Well, for starters, most mentors: (cont in thread...) 👇
Do you know what your leadership strategy looks like? Not your leadership style, but how you actually lead...
I see it all the time.
Leaders say they’re empowering, but their schedules are jam-packed with check-ins. They say they’re strategic... but spend all day firefighting. (thread)👇
I see it all the time.
Leaders say they’re empowering, but their schedules are jam-packed with check-ins. They say they’re strategic... but spend all day firefighting. (thread)👇
You Don’t Need a New Leadership Style—You Need a Smarter Strategy — Kate Leto
n a lot of chemistry calls and early coaching conversations, I hear some version of this: “I am suddenly in a new leadership role and and I have no idea what it means to be a leader. What am I…
www.kateleto.com
May 2, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Do you know what your leadership strategy looks like? Not your leadership style, but how you actually lead...
I see it all the time.
Leaders say they’re empowering, but their schedules are jam-packed with check-ins. They say they’re strategic... but spend all day firefighting. (thread)👇
I see it all the time.
Leaders say they’re empowering, but their schedules are jam-packed with check-ins. They say they’re strategic... but spend all day firefighting. (thread)👇
Let’s talk about the unspoken reality of senior product leadership: You handle a lot and you’re expected to drive outcomes, manage people, satisfy execs, and still somehow “scale yourself”...
But sometimes all of this non-stop responsibility and work can result in something called 'quiet burnout'.
But sometimes all of this non-stop responsibility and work can result in something called 'quiet burnout'.
May 1, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Let’s talk about the unspoken reality of senior product leadership: You handle a lot and you’re expected to drive outcomes, manage people, satisfy execs, and still somehow “scale yourself”...
But sometimes all of this non-stop responsibility and work can result in something called 'quiet burnout'.
But sometimes all of this non-stop responsibility and work can result in something called 'quiet burnout'.
You've landed a new leadership role, and you've chosen a leadership style. Collaborative! Empowering! Inspiring! But then real life hits. Tight deadlines, tough conversations, massive ambiguity, and that leadership style flies right out the window. 😅 Sound familiar?
April 30, 2025 at 11:02 AM
You've landed a new leadership role, and you've chosen a leadership style. Collaborative! Empowering! Inspiring! But then real life hits. Tight deadlines, tough conversations, massive ambiguity, and that leadership style flies right out the window. 😅 Sound familiar?
Leadership is experienced as a solitary journey. That's why curated peer groups (like YPO, EO, or MMT) are needed, as they offer the opportunity to share challenges, seek advice, and simply be honest.
Here's the full article on the topic.👇 www.forbes.com/sites/alisac...
Here's the full article on the topic.👇 www.forbes.com/sites/alisac...
Strength In Numbers: How CEO Networks Drive Success
Leadership can feel isolating—but the most successful CEOs have a secret weapon. Discover what it is and how it accelerates their growth.
www.forbes.com
April 29, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Leadership is experienced as a solitary journey. That's why curated peer groups (like YPO, EO, or MMT) are needed, as they offer the opportunity to share challenges, seek advice, and simply be honest.
Here's the full article on the topic.👇 www.forbes.com/sites/alisac...
Here's the full article on the topic.👇 www.forbes.com/sites/alisac...
The advice to "find a mentor" is great, until you're the most senior product leader in the company. Because at that point, most mentors:
❌ Don’t understand your exact context
❌ Haven’t dealt with the specific board or exec challenges you face
❌ Can’t be there month in, month out
So what does work?
❌ Don’t understand your exact context
❌ Haven’t dealt with the specific board or exec challenges you face
❌ Can’t be there month in, month out
So what does work?
April 28, 2025 at 11:03 AM
The advice to "find a mentor" is great, until you're the most senior product leader in the company. Because at that point, most mentors:
❌ Don’t understand your exact context
❌ Haven’t dealt with the specific board or exec challenges you face
❌ Can’t be there month in, month out
So what does work?
❌ Don’t understand your exact context
❌ Haven’t dealt with the specific board or exec challenges you face
❌ Can’t be there month in, month out
So what does work?
Are you stuck in a cycle of managing without really growing as a leader? Here are four signs that might indicate you are:
1️⃣ You focus more on execution than vision.
2️⃣ You react instead of leading with intention.
3️⃣ Your team is stagnant.
4️⃣ You feel drained by leadership...
1️⃣ You focus more on execution than vision.
2️⃣ You react instead of leading with intention.
3️⃣ Your team is stagnant.
4️⃣ You feel drained by leadership...
April 26, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Are you stuck in a cycle of managing without really growing as a leader? Here are four signs that might indicate you are:
1️⃣ You focus more on execution than vision.
2️⃣ You react instead of leading with intention.
3️⃣ Your team is stagnant.
4️⃣ You feel drained by leadership...
1️⃣ You focus more on execution than vision.
2️⃣ You react instead of leading with intention.
3️⃣ Your team is stagnant.
4️⃣ You feel drained by leadership...
Have you gone into a meeting feeling like you could really help, be a 'Hero' maybe? But then no one listened or cared, so you ended up feeling like a 'Victim' instead?
We can give ourselves these labels, but, in doing so, we set ourselves up for failure in the long run...
We can give ourselves these labels, but, in doing so, we set ourselves up for failure in the long run...
April 25, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Have you gone into a meeting feeling like you could really help, be a 'Hero' maybe? But then no one listened or cared, so you ended up feeling like a 'Victim' instead?
We can give ourselves these labels, but, in doing so, we set ourselves up for failure in the long run...
We can give ourselves these labels, but, in doing so, we set ourselves up for failure in the long run...
Today, I’m joining a panel hosted by Productmanager.com to talk about what it really takes to stay credible and aligned.
It’s called: “Managing Stakeholder Perception: How Product Leaders Build - and Lose - Influence.” 👀
It’s called: “Managing Stakeholder Perception: How Product Leaders Build - and Lose - Influence.” 👀
April 24, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Today, I’m joining a panel hosted by Productmanager.com to talk about what it really takes to stay credible and aligned.
It’s called: “Managing Stakeholder Perception: How Product Leaders Build - and Lose - Influence.” 👀
It’s called: “Managing Stakeholder Perception: How Product Leaders Build - and Lose - Influence.” 👀
As a CPO, you’re constantly thinking ahead: Strategy, Vision, Hiring, Culture, Stakeholders...all while reacting to daily fires.
You’re expected to guide, deliver, negotiate, and inspire. But where do you go to think, reflect, and sharpen your edge?
That’s why I created the CPO Coaching Circle...
You’re expected to guide, deliver, negotiate, and inspire. But where do you go to think, reflect, and sharpen your edge?
That’s why I created the CPO Coaching Circle...
April 23, 2025 at 11:03 AM
As a CPO, you’re constantly thinking ahead: Strategy, Vision, Hiring, Culture, Stakeholders...all while reacting to daily fires.
You’re expected to guide, deliver, negotiate, and inspire. But where do you go to think, reflect, and sharpen your edge?
That’s why I created the CPO Coaching Circle...
You’re expected to guide, deliver, negotiate, and inspire. But where do you go to think, reflect, and sharpen your edge?
That’s why I created the CPO Coaching Circle...
One of the hardest lessons in product leadership? Influence isn’t earned by logic alone; it’s shaped by perception too.
This week, I’m joining a panel on Productmanager.com to dig into a tough topic:
How Product Leaders Build - and Lose - Influence 👀
This week, I’m joining a panel on Productmanager.com to dig into a tough topic:
How Product Leaders Build - and Lose - Influence 👀
April 22, 2025 at 11:01 AM
One of the hardest lessons in product leadership? Influence isn’t earned by logic alone; it’s shaped by perception too.
This week, I’m joining a panel on Productmanager.com to dig into a tough topic:
How Product Leaders Build - and Lose - Influence 👀
This week, I’m joining a panel on Productmanager.com to dig into a tough topic:
How Product Leaders Build - and Lose - Influence 👀
Leadership can be exhausting. But when you’re growing, evolving, and leading with intention, the challenges you face are often energizing, not draining.
But when you’re stuck in the routine of managing and firefighting, leadership can feel like a constant burden...
But when you’re stuck in the routine of managing and firefighting, leadership can feel like a constant burden...
April 19, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Leadership can be exhausting. But when you’re growing, evolving, and leading with intention, the challenges you face are often energizing, not draining.
But when you’re stuck in the routine of managing and firefighting, leadership can feel like a constant burden...
But when you’re stuck in the routine of managing and firefighting, leadership can feel like a constant burden...
Being the most senior product leader in a company can be exhilarating... and isolating.
You're responsible for balancing long-term vision with today’s delivery demands. You’re managing executive dynamics, shaping culture, and driving transformation.
All while everyone looks to you for answers...
You're responsible for balancing long-term vision with today’s delivery demands. You’re managing executive dynamics, shaping culture, and driving transformation.
All while everyone looks to you for answers...
Contact me — Kate Leto
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www.kateleto.com
April 18, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Being the most senior product leader in a company can be exhilarating... and isolating.
You're responsible for balancing long-term vision with today’s delivery demands. You’re managing executive dynamics, shaping culture, and driving transformation.
All while everyone looks to you for answers...
You're responsible for balancing long-term vision with today’s delivery demands. You’re managing executive dynamics, shaping culture, and driving transformation.
All while everyone looks to you for answers...
⬆️ Reflection = ⬆️ Self-awareness = ⬆️ Productivity (by 23%) Okay, you got the math. So where do you start? Well, all it takes is 10 mins a day....
It could be as easy as waking up in the morning, sitting on the tube, or sitting at your desk, starting your work day, and asking yourself...(thread)👇
It could be as easy as waking up in the morning, sitting on the tube, or sitting at your desk, starting your work day, and asking yourself...(thread)👇
April 17, 2025 at 11:04 AM
⬆️ Reflection = ⬆️ Self-awareness = ⬆️ Productivity (by 23%) Okay, you got the math. So where do you start? Well, all it takes is 10 mins a day....
It could be as easy as waking up in the morning, sitting on the tube, or sitting at your desk, starting your work day, and asking yourself...(thread)👇
It could be as easy as waking up in the morning, sitting on the tube, or sitting at your desk, starting your work day, and asking yourself...(thread)👇
Do you prepare for difficult conversations? It's not easy, but with the right prep, they can be powerful turning points, not just pressure points...
Here's 7 coaching questions to walk through, before, during, and after the difficult conversation... (thread) 👇
Here's 7 coaching questions to walk through, before, during, and after the difficult conversation... (thread) 👇
April 15, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Do you prepare for difficult conversations? It's not easy, but with the right prep, they can be powerful turning points, not just pressure points...
Here's 7 coaching questions to walk through, before, during, and after the difficult conversation... (thread) 👇
Here's 7 coaching questions to walk through, before, during, and after the difficult conversation... (thread) 👇
Whether it's unexpected shifts, layoffs, leadership changes, or market disruptions, they can leave you and your team feeling lost. But, while you can’t control change, you can control how you respond.
Here are some tips to lead through change: www.kateleto.com/articles/the... 👀
Here are some tips to lead through change: www.kateleto.com/articles/the... 👀
How to adapt and lead through change — Kate Leto
We all know that change is inevitable. After all, without change and innovation, many of us wouldn’t have our jobs! However, there's a stark difference between the concept of change and the reality…
www.kateleto.com
April 3, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Whether it's unexpected shifts, layoffs, leadership changes, or market disruptions, they can leave you and your team feeling lost. But, while you can’t control change, you can control how you respond.
Here are some tips to lead through change: www.kateleto.com/articles/the... 👀
Here are some tips to lead through change: www.kateleto.com/articles/the... 👀
Managing up isn’t just about keeping your boss informed; it’s about building a two-way relationship that respects both their needs and your boundaries.
Expectation misalignment kills work-life balance and if left unaddressed, breeds stress, tension, and (hello, burnout!)...
Expectation misalignment kills work-life balance and if left unaddressed, breeds stress, tension, and (hello, burnout!)...
April 1, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Managing up isn’t just about keeping your boss informed; it’s about building a two-way relationship that respects both their needs and your boundaries.
Expectation misalignment kills work-life balance and if left unaddressed, breeds stress, tension, and (hello, burnout!)...
Expectation misalignment kills work-life balance and if left unaddressed, breeds stress, tension, and (hello, burnout!)...
If any of these sound familiar, you may need a Leadership Reset:
1️⃣ You’re putting out fires instead of thinking long-term.
2️⃣ Your leadership style hasn’t evolved
3️⃣ Your team lacks motivation. If they’re not growing, neither are you.
1️⃣ You’re putting out fires instead of thinking long-term.
2️⃣ Your leadership style hasn’t evolved
3️⃣ Your team lacks motivation. If they’re not growing, neither are you.
🚀 Stuck in Your Leadership? 3 Signs It’s Time for a Reset!
Feeling stuck in your leadership? You’re not alone. Even the best leaders outgrow their old ways, but not everyone realizes when it’s time for a change.As an...
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March 31, 2025 at 11:00 AM
If any of these sound familiar, you may need a Leadership Reset:
1️⃣ You’re putting out fires instead of thinking long-term.
2️⃣ Your leadership style hasn’t evolved
3️⃣ Your team lacks motivation. If they’re not growing, neither are you.
1️⃣ You’re putting out fires instead of thinking long-term.
2️⃣ Your leadership style hasn’t evolved
3️⃣ Your team lacks motivation. If they’re not growing, neither are you.