A note from JooBee
Leadership scales through practice
This month, I kept coming back to one thing: whether you’re an HR leader stepping into business strategy, an exec team making time to learn together, or a leader building your own 30-60-90 day plan, the work is the same.
You learn the language of the business. You practise the conversations that matter. You build the confidence to lead from where you are.
Here’s what we’ve been learning, building and celebrating across Learngility this month.
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Liv Bennett leads business strategy planning
“I stepped into that room as an equal leader amongst my Product, GTM and Operational peers, my slides spoke the language of the business, I was challenging the commercial value of opportunities.“
Liv Bennett, Strategic People Leader
Last month, Liv Bennett led a workshop with her executive team on strategic alignment, focusing on what is and isn’t working in how the business weighs up and allocates capacity to strategic bets.
Liv stepped into the room as an equal leader alongside her Product, GTM and Operations peers. Her slides spoke the language of the business, and she challenged the commercial value of different opportunities, not from an HR lens, but as a strategic business leader.
The response was brilliant. Her Product leader, one of her toughest and most commercially oriented stakeholders, was so impressed that he asked everyone to applaud at the end of the session😂. High praise from someone who is deeply commercial, data-driven and not easily impressed.
For Liv, who does not often shout about her own accomplishments, this moment felt especially meaningful. This is the shift STEP UP was built for: HR leaders stepping beyond functional expertise and into the commercial conversations that shape the business.
Celebration this month
From CEO to managers: YLD completes Inspirational Leader Bootcamp
It is rare for an exec team to make time for 3 full days of leadership development. But YLD did! From CEO to managers, their leaders stepped away from the day-to-day to practise the skills that matter as the business grows. In the Inspirational Leader bootcamp, they worked on how to:
set clearer goals and manage performance effectively
give constructive feedback and handle difficult conversations
delegate, empower and build high-performing teams
What made this cohort special was the range of leaders in the room. Execs, functional leads and managers learned together, challenged each other and built a shared language for leadership at YLD.
Because leadership does not scale through one person, it scales when the whole team learns to lead better together.
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Leadership in action
Open Org + Learngility
If you missed this workshop, don’t worry. Adam has captured the key takeaways for you, and we may run another one. I’ll keep you posted.
BtS coaching with JooBee
Sayo wants to become a sustainable, high-performing leader without carrying constant mental pressure and exhaustion.
Strategic HR archetype
Take the quiz to find out what is helping or blocking your shift from HR leader to business leader.
STEP UP together
60-min session with peers on a similar journey; learn from what worked for them and what might be right for you.
Tiny notes, big meaning
From Learngility Leaders
A few messages from Learngility leaders this month that made me smile, laugh and feel very proud.
Charlie O’Brien
MBA graduate & bootcamp alumnus
“JooBee, I did my MBA in less than 2 days!!! Your training style really works for me! I am building my own 30-60-90 day plan for my new role!!”
🤘 Charlie, this is exactly the kind of momentum I love to see.
Lara Felske
Bootcamp alumnus & boardroom member
“I hate you and love you at the same time. I don’t miss you, but I do miss you because I know our coaching is going to take me somewhere.”
😂 This is apparently how we build relationships around here.
Wendy Sfeir
Boardroom member & MBA student
“I'm on day 5 of my mat leave, and I absolutely loved reading [your newsletter]. Thank you. Love reading your content when I'm not at work!”
🤗 What an honour to accompany you in such a heart-filled moment, Wendy.
A final note
Not sure what is helping or blocking your shift into strategic leadership?
Take the 5 Strategic HR Archetypes quiz and find out where you are now, what may be getting in your way, and what to practise next.
