Tag: leadership development

• Cleared for the Shallows

  

  In the late 1990s, a week in the Tennessee woods taught me something no badge ever could. Patience, earned early, has a way of becoming empathy later, and leadership grows quietly in the moments we least expect.

  Matthew Stafford

  December 30, 2025

  Growth, Leadership, Self Help

  emotional intelligence, Empathy, leadership development, Learning Through Failure, Patience, personal growth, Reflection, self-awareness

• Can Your Team Run Without You?

  

  Strong leadership isn’t proven by long hours or constant control. It’s shown when your team thrives in your absence. In a 24/7 industry like hospitality, the best leaders prepare others to think, act, and care deeply enough to keep things running at full strength, no matter what life brings.

  Matthew Stafford

  October 5, 2025

  Career, Growth, Leadership

  distributed leadership, emotional intelligence, employee engagement, hospitality, hospitality leadership, hotel industry, human behavior, leadership development, management, organizational behavior, people-first leadership, professional growth, teamwork, trust, work culture, work life balance, workplace culture, workplace psychology