Career & Leadership Development Resources
This is a curated collection of articles and ideas I’ve enjoyed reading and think you might too.
These resources aren’t perfect, after all, they’re written without knowing you or your exact situation. But I love good ideas, and these articles are full of them.
Each card gives you the highlights, what it’s about, why it helps, and any access notes, so you can decide if it’s worth a deeper read.
Happy learning!
Promotion & Visibility
Getting promoted isn’t just about hard work, it’s about making your impact visible to the right people. These resources share ways to raise your profile and get credit for the value you bring.
So, You Want to Get Noticed at Work?
Visibility isn’t about shouting louder, it’s about making impact observable to the right people. Shows how collaborators stay visible despite norms favoring extroverts.
HBR – 2–3 free articles/month
10 Ways To Raise Your Internal Visibility At Work
Visibility isn’t volume, it’s deliberate relationship encounters. Quick tactics to be seen upward and sideways without extra effort.
Forbes – free up to 4 articles/month
Positive Self-Promotion: Seven Tips For Effectively Increasing Your Visibility
Sharing your success isn’t bragging, it’s creating alignment around impact. Teaches dignified self‑advocacy methods without ego.
Forbes – free up to 4 articles/month
Resilience & Well-Being
Leadership comes with pressure, but it shouldn’t cost you your health or joy. These articles focus on resilience, energy, and well-being so you can thrive, not just survive, while leading.
Leadership Burnout Is Surging. One Overlooked Habit Can Help
Wellness isn’t escape, it’s energy design. Identifies underestimated behaviors that sustain energy.
Forbes – free up to 4 articles/month
Workforce Resilience
True resilience at work comes from more than working harder, it’s built when leaders create trust, flexibility, and support systems that help people navigate challenges together. This article outlines the key elements of workforce resilience, why it matters for long-term success, and tips to build resilience in your team.
Access—free peopleHum article
Systems Thinking
Good intentions don't work. Mechanisms do.
Good leaders don’t just hope people will “do the right thing”, they design environments that make the right thing the natural thing. If you want results to stick, build mechanisms, not just intentions. This article explains why mechanisms, not promises, are what turn goals into reality.
Access–free AI-Native Engineering article
Emotional Intelligence: Fad or Fundamental Skillset?
Leaders who want to see the whole system need to start by seeing themselves clearly. Emotional intelligence gives you the perspective to understand people and patterns, not just processes.
I’m certified to administer and debrief the EQi 360 assessment, contact me if you’d like to learn more: kmcdermott@kimberlymcdermott.com
Access—free SystemsThinker article
Transitions & Onboarding
‘Conscious Unbossing’: How To Advance When You Don’t Want A Promotion
https://www.forbes.com/sites/melodywilding/2025/03/11/conscious-unbossing-how-to-advance-when-you-dont-want-a-promotion/Advancement isn’t a ladder, it’s your runway. Design it. Offers a non-linear path to growth that honors your values.
Forbes – free up to 4 articles/month
Your Team Isn’t Difficult - It’s Just High in Red.
Starting strong isn’t about fitting into a role perfectly, it’s about learning how to work with the people around you. NeuroColor is a personality assessment that reveals how people think, communicate, and make decisions, insight that helps you build trust and connection from day one.
I am certified to administer and debrief the NeuroColor assessment. Contact me to learn more: kmcdermott@kimberlymcdermott.com
LinkedIn – free
Influence & Politics
Work isn’t just about what you know, it’s about how you build trust and navigate relationships. Here you’ll find practical ways to strengthen influence, manage up, and handle organizational politics with confidence.
5 Relationships You Need to Build a Successful Career
Influence networks don’t happen by accident, they begin with intentional connection. Guides you to prioritize portfolio relationships.
HBR – 2–3 free articles/month
You Can't Sit Out Office Politics
Politics isn’t a dirty word, it’s the invisible system of relationships that drives decisions. Learn to navigate it with integrity, and you’ll open doors that hard work alone can’t unlock.
This article reframes office politics as something you can’t avoid, and shouldn’t try to. It highlights how understanding and engaging with organizational dynamics is essential for advancing your career and making an impact.
HBR – 2–3 free articles/month
Inclusive Leadership
Women in the Workplace 2024 The 10th Anniversary Report
Numbers level the playing field; use them with confidence. Data‑rich foundation for inclusion advocacy.
LeanIn/McKinsey – free with sign-up
The Inclusive Leadership Compass 360 Assessment: Navigating Inclusion as a Leader
This PDF provides an overview of the ILC framework and explains why it equips leaders to optimize performance and operate effectively in today’s environment.
I am certified to administer and debrief the ILC 360 assessment. Contact me to learn more: kmcdermott@kimberlymcdermott.com
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