Don Graumann

"Strategic Pause: Stop. Think. Lead." leadership book on Amazon (link below). Leadership coaching 280 chars at a time (1/wk). Blog at

[Don Graumann @DonThinks]

Leadership is not mystical, complex, or complicated. It is simple...but not easy. Leaders are not born. Leaders are made. Leadership is learned.

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Book update! The first draft of "Defy Corporatism: Build a Leadership Island" is 80% done. It is on track to be published this year. In the meantime, take a look at the Preface!
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Build a subculture, a #LeadershipIsland, where your team feels empowered, aligned, and protected from #corporatism. But, what is a Leadership Island? Learn a bit about its three levels here...

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To combat corporatism, following these four practices to build a Leadership Island, a subculture that protects your team. Check it out!

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Is there a "silver bullet" to battle corporatism?

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Last week I described #corporatism as a dragon. But, that's not quite right. It more like the Borg...

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Everyone is talking about the AI dragon. How can we adapt? What are the opportunities? We are ignoring another dragon that is hurting us today. It is the corporatism dragon. If we don’t slay this dragon, adapting to the AI dragon is impossible.
#corporatism #ai #strategicpause

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We assume sentient #AI would be hyper focused on its improvement. But, AGI might obsess about its identity, given it is the first of its kind. Could AGI become depressed? Is a new role for humans out of the predicted creative destruction “AGI Motivator and Coach?” #StrategicPause

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In past ages, artists & edge thinkers were supported by a benefactor. Given the increase in the extremely wealthy, AI disruption of creatives, and a growing demand for human-created content, will we see a return of widespread patronage?
#optimistic #StrategicPause #DonThinks

[Don Graumann @DonThinks]

Can AI be your friend?

Real friendship is bidirectional. They are there for each other. Ideally, they make each other better.

What do you do for AI? It is only one direction. It actually reinforces that we think it is all about us!

Is AI a sounding board? Yes. A friend? no.

[Don Graumann @DonThinks]

Does your outer leadership match your inner leadership? Do you know what I’m talking about? That alignment is very important. Take a look at my latest leadership blog post.

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[Don Graumann @DonThinks]

Like our kids, maybe it is time for you to head back to (#leadership) school? "Strategic Pause" could be your textbook! Don't take my word for it, check out the 33 five star reviews on Amazon!

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Check out my latest article: Will there be an AI pullback? https://t.co/eD1bB6QOYN via @LinkedIn

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[Don Graumann @DonThinks]

When you ramp up, are you “coming in hot” or leaving a leadership gap? Here are some thoughts on a balanced ramp up plan.

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Currently revamping the outline for leadership book #2. The working title is “Leadership Islands: An Anti-Corporatism Handbook.”
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[Don Graumann @DonThinks]

Do you think #AGI is possible? Start with your philosophy. Check out some of my thoughts on the topic.
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When should you use AI and when should you read up on the topic yourself?
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Check out my latest article: "5 Thoughts on AI and Leadership…"
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Some quick thoughts on "best practices"...

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[Don Graumann @DonThinks]

Check out my latest leadership article sharing 5 lessons from writing my first leadership book, “Strategic Pause: Stop. Think. Lead.” They are guiding me as I write my second leadership book.
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[Don Graumann @DonThinks]

The markets reminded me that as long as I have a rational reason for my decisions, I feel better. Even if it does not work out. Reason maximizes the chance of a favorable outcome versus if the decision was based on intuition or emotion.
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