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A Tricky Leadership Transition: How to Lead People Who Used to Be Your Peers
Stepping into a management role is already a shift in identity. Stepping into a management role over people who used to be your peers is a different kind of stretch. This is where many new managers get stuck. They know how to do the work. They are less sure about how to lead people who knew them before they were “the manager.”

Merve Kagitci Hokamp
Nov 3, 20258 min read


The 68 vs. 1 Rule: How Leaders Handle Outlier Feedback Without Losing the Plot
It was 2:07 AM and I was staring at the ceiling, replaying two paragraphs of feedback in my head for the hundredth time. Earlier that...

Merve Kagitci Hokamp
Sep 8, 20255 min read
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