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How to Say ‘Not Now’ Without Crushing Ideas
How to Say ‘Not Now’ Without Crushing Ideas

Great ideas with no immediate opportunity for implementation can become a problem. As a humble leader who is always looking for new ideas and opportunities to help your team fulfill its mission, you rely on your team to think creatively and bring their ideas to the table. 

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Hunter GatewoodSeptember 8, 2025
For the Leaders Who Don’t Need the Spotlight (But Deserve It Anyway)
For the Leaders Who Don’t Need the Spotlight (But Deserve It Anyway)

As an extrovert who works as a teacher, facilitator, and consultant—and who loves connecting with new people and talking about ideas—I’ve been thinking about how much the organizations I work with rely on the leaders who are not like me. 

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Hunter GatewoodJuly 1, 2025
Quandary Mat: What Do I Tell My Team? The Fine Line Between Transparency and Overwhelm
Quandary Mat: What Do I Tell My Team? The Fine Line Between Transparency and Overwhelm

Dear Hunter,  I am a manager in a health care and social service organization. Work has been crazy lately with funding threats, from both the attacks at the federal level on the services we provide, as well as a budget deficit in our local government.

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Hunter GatewoodJune 2, 2025
Bibliotherapy: A Few Books to Help Humble Leaders
Bibliotherapy: A Few Books to Help Humble Leaders

A reading list from Hunter Gatewood and Rebecca Bromberg from the mindful leadership course Human.Being.Leader. In my social work masters program, one of my professors used the word “bibliotherapy” to refer to self-help books.

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Hunter GatewoodApril 29, 2025
It's Possible to Disagree with your Boss and Succeed
It's Possible to Disagree with your Boss and Succeed

The question came up again this week in a coaching call: How do I disagree with my boss?  The glib answer: Disagree with your boss like you (should) disagree with anyone: with openness, courage, respect, curiosity, and a focus on our common goals. Doesn’t that sound nice?

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Hunter GatewoodMarch 31, 2025
Leading Remote Teams for High Trust Takes Time and Focus
Leading Remote Teams for High Trust Takes Time and Focus

Building trusting connections for effective teamwork is just as important in virtual teams as in the traditional in-person team. It’s not necessarily harder, but it does require a different approach. 

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Hunter GatewoodMarch 3, 2025
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