2024 Modern Leader Recap

A look back on the most popular posts of 2024

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Kelly Vaughn
December 17, 2024 • Reading Time: 4 minutes

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Hi friend,

I can’t describe just how grateful I am that so many of you are reading this newsletter every week. Some of you have been subscribed since the very beginning, some others have learned about the Modern Leader along the way and found the content valuable enough to become a free or even paid subscriber.

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I read every reply to these emails, even if I forget to respond (which is most of the time). But I love reading the stories you share with me about your own experience and how each week’s newsletter is resonating with you. It means the world to me that you feel comfortable sharing your history and journey with me.

I’m going to be taking the rest of the year off writing The Modern Leader so I can focus on some personal growth as I head into 2025. I hope you’re all able to take some time to do the same.

In lieu of a normal newsletter, I wanted to use this one to highlight 5 of the most popular newsletters from this year in case you missed any of them.

I’m looking forward to another great year with you in 2025. See you on the other side!

Kelly

When negotiations fail: I break down the story of a poor negotiation with Zendesk as a vendor and how I resolved the issue with them.

🔁 ETA Friday: When negotiations fail

The power of public accountability

modernleader.is/p/eta-friday-negotiations-fail

Managing burnout as a leader: We all face it.

Managing burnout as a leader

How to spot the signs and strategies for recovery

modernleader.is/p/managing-burnout

What’s in your jar of rocks? A quick lesson on prioritization.

What's in your jar of rocks?

You can't prioritize everything, so what should you do when you have too much to do?

modernleader.is/p/whats-in-your-jar-of-rocks

Management is hospitality: I relate management to Unreasonable Hospitality (a fantastic book)

Management is hospitality

And why we should think of this as a responsibility

modernleader.is/p/management-is-hospitality

Getting comfortable with saying “no”: Something all of us—myself included—could remember.

Getting comfortable with saying "no"

Your therapist told you setting boundaries is healthy. I'm telling you the same.

modernleader.is/p/getting-comfortable-saying-no

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