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Miz Bee's avatar

A great checklist! Thank you for putting it down!

Heather Elkington's avatar

Thank you! You are very welcome, H

Alicia Teltz's avatar

I love stealing brilliance

Heather Elkington's avatar

Honestly, same. Borrowed ideas, tested in the real world, refined through mistakes -that’s basically how all good leadership is built. H

Lily's avatar

I’m a new reader and wanted to say that ‘Stop Being Nice, Start Being Kind’ as a workshop title got me to subscribe instantly - I spent the first decade (ish) of my career at a different one of the big banks and I spent a lot of time thinking about the difference between nice and kind…

Heather Elkington's avatar

Hey Lily, thank you for sharing that. The nice vs kind tension shows up so clearly in big institutions, especially early in your career, it’s something I wrestled with too. I’m really glad this resonated and that you’re here. Appreciate you taking the time to comment, H

Shannon Robinson's avatar

Great Post, clear & actionable! Thank you and wishing a great holiday period.

Heather Elkington's avatar

Thank you for commenting and so glad it resonated! Hope you enjoy the holiday period too, H

Boo's avatar

I just started a new job, a junior position, and I am so glad to have come across your list and this post. Thank you! I will be using this.

Heather Elkington's avatar

Hey! So glad you are here, please do have a good look around as there are many resources that could support you, huge congrats on the new role! H

Danielle Wraith's avatar

So helpful and so doable. This checklist feels like the kind of structure that actually creates calm instead of adding pressure, especially the emphasis on mindset and relationships.

Heather Elkington's avatar

love to hear this Danielle! Thanks for the feedback, H

Reka Sarudi's avatar

I loved this, thank you for sharing and have a relaxing and recharging holiday season!

Heather Elkington's avatar

Thank you Reka! Right back at you ♥️

Cashflow Chaos's avatar

Printing this and hanging it in my office!

Love it!

Heather Elkington's avatar

haha love it! please do

Isobel Sidnie's avatar

Love the prompt to thank everyone in your team and who has helped you ❤️ simple but important!

Heather Elkington's avatar

yes! such an important one and agreed x