Leslie Ferry
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Move From Doing the Work to Leading It

45 min
Dec 17, 2026 12:00 PM

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What you'll learn

How each work pattern’s strengths can be misread

A thoughtful question can look like pushback, and quiet can look like agreement. Learn the four patterns.

How to recognize the way you naturally lead

Find what you lead with, and how your strengths may be misread by people who work differently.

How to start the new year leading each person

Choose one change to make in January, so each person on your team can do their best work.

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Why this topic matters

You now reach your goals through the people on your team. Bringing out their best begins with knowing each person’s natural work pattern, which often differs from yours. A key insight: we all misread the strengths of people with different work patterns, and that’s where friction and frustration on a team tend to start. You’ll see the misreads for each work pattern, including how others may misread you.

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Leslie Ferry

Leslie Ferry

30-Year Tech Exec | Author | ICF Career Coach | Founder, The Career Edge

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