Carl’s Rules
Lessons from leading organizations through complexity, failure, and growth.
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Leaders meet people where they are and show them how to get where they want to go.
That’s one of the original Carl’s Rules. There’s a temptation in management to set the bar and expect people to reach it….
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The End of the Quarter
Three months. Real results to measure. Most leaders don’t have a bell that rings at quarter-end. No forced accounting. No mandatory review….
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Meetings are Activity
The room falls quiet. Heads nod. No questions. No resistance. Meeting ends. Leaders often read that moment as success. Sometimes it isn’t….
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Carl’s Rules
Carl’s Rules have represented part of how I lead teams for over 15 years. Some of you have seen versions of them….
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Balance
I used to have a manager who loved the metaphor of “spinning plates” when he was providing coaching feedback to me. It…
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Walking the Line: Authenticity vs. Professionalism in Leadership
You wear different clothes to different places. Jeans at the weekend goat auction. Business casual on Monday. A suit for the board…
Carl Vogelpohl is Senior Advisor to the Arkansas Attorney General and a former Chief of Staff in the U.S. House of Representatives. He writes about leadership, organizational execution, and decision-making under pressure.