Articles by Lynn Cirillo
Thoughts on leadership, reinvention, and the ways we show up at work and in life.
A collection of my writing for Influential Women.
Featured article · Leadership & well-being
When the ability to keep going hides the price of doing so.
Strong performance can hide a rising personal cost. Lynn examines how reliability becomes an expectation to absorb more, and why leaders must make room for recovery, realistic workloads, and an honest conversation about capacity.
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Read the Article“The work was getting done.
The bill was arriving somewhere else.”
Lynn Cirillo
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Leadership & career growth
Being good at something doesn't mean you have to keep doing it. Lynn explores how careers accumulate through momentum, why curiosity matters, and how leaders can distinguish capability from genuine choice.
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Read the ArticleGrowth & reinvention
Competence can become a comfortable place to stay. Lynn reflects on the vulnerability of starting over and the growth that becomes possible when we allow ourselves to be beginners again.
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Read the ArticleADHD awareness & inclusive leadership
Strong performance does not reveal the invisible effort behind it. Lynn invites leaders to recognize the cost of masking, look beyond outcomes, and build workplaces where accountability and meaningful support can coexist.
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Boundaries & leadership
Every commitment draws from your finite time, energy, and attention. Lynn explores who carries the hidden cost of your yes—and how to make that cost visible before agreeing to more.
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Leadership & curiosity
A lesson from Ted Lasso invites leaders to approach others with curiosity, ask questions, and leave room to learn something new before passing judgment.
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Workplace culture & change
Sometimes skepticism is organizational memory. Before dismissing employees as resistant, leaders need to understand what previous attempts taught them.
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Identity & reinvention
You can appreciate the life you built and still recognize that it no longer fits. Reinvention begins with questioning whether the success you’re pursuing is still the success you want.
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Read the ArticleMusings of a Recovering Executive
Continue exploring leadership, identity, and the life you want to build in the Musings of a Recovering Executive series.
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