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
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Charmain Bogue on What Private Sector Leaders Misunderstand About Government Work
The assumption that public sector experience does not translate is one of the more expensive biases in executive hiring. There…
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Charmain Bogue on What Happens After the Wrong Executive Is Hired
Organizations know within six months. The decision to act takes much longer. The bad executive hire has a predictable timeline.…
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Charmain Bogue on Why Most Exit Interviews Are Designed to Learn Nothing
If the system were designed to produce real information, it would be structured differently. Exit interviews exist in almost every…