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Header of Level Up Leadership newsletter 19: the headline beside a portrait of Floor SlagterLatest issue · Newsletter #19 · 30 October 2026Read on LinkedIn

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  1. RecentImmediate satisfaction or long-term impact. Where do you choose to invest your time? An iceberg: solving problems, quick wins and visible results above the water; team development, capability building, stakeholder relationships and strategic decisions below.

    One of the hardest things about becoming a more strategic leader is giving up work you're actually very good at.

    I see this regularly in conversations with experienced managers. They know they should spend more time thinking ahead, developing their teams and building stakeholder relationships.Post on LinkedIn
  2. A white lighthouse with its lamp lit at the end of a long stone pier, storm clouds and rain on one side and a sunset breaking through on the other, over a rough teal sea

    Assertiveness is not a wording problem

    Leaders often treat assertiveness as a question of phrasing. What actually separates the people who do it well is something quieter.2 min read
  3. An empty office chair pushed back from a desk with an open laptop, in front of a tall window looking out over a city

    Why your best person resigns without warning

    The resignation is rarely the surprise. The surprise is realising how little you knew about what actually drove them. What Management Drives makes visible, and the conversations it opens.3 min read
  4. A murmuration of starlings moving as one across a pink and blue dusk sky above dark trees

    The more meetings you have, the less alignment you create

    When a team feels misaligned, the first instinct is to schedule another meeting. Meetings rarely create alignment. They expose where it is already missing.2 min read
  5. Floor carrying a rucksack overflowing with monkeys, all clinging on and grinning

    The more you solve, the more problems come to you

    Being the person everyone brings their problems to starts as a compliment. Then your diary fills with decisions that were never yours to make.2 min read

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