Charmain Bogue
Writing About the Human Side of Leadership — Strategy, Structure, Feedback, and the Work That Actually Holds
The Human Side of Leadership
I have spent my career working on the parts of leadership that don’t show up in org charts — the feedback conversations, the systems that either hold or don’t, the mentoring relationships that change what someone believes is possible for them. I’ve done that work in government, in executive coaching, in the non-profit sector, and one-on-one with leaders who are trying to build something real.
This site is where I write about what I’ve learned. Not frameworks or buzzwords — just the honest account of what works in organizations and careers, including the parts that are harder to talk about.
From the Blog
-
Charmain Bogue on the Culture Fit Problem
Every time an organization hires for fit, it should ask fit with what, exactly. Culture fit is the most used…
-
Charmain Bogue on What New Executives Get Wrong in Their First Ninety Days
The job is not what the interview described. The sooner you accept that, the better. The promotion or hire was…
-
What Working Motherhood Actually Costs, and What It’s Worth
People like to ask working mothers whether they can have it all, which is a question designed to produce guilt…