Lived Leadership

Lived Leadership is an ongoing archive of leadership observations originally shared on LinkedIn. These posts capture short, deliberate reflections on leadership, responsibility, judgment, and follow-through—drawn from lived experience rather than theory.

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Sean Clarke Sean Clarke

Paroled from PowerPoint Prison (Good Behavior Not Required)

PowerPoint was never meant to replace thinking, leadership, or communication. Drawing on decades of experience before slide decks became a crutch, this article explains why visuals should support presentations, not carry them, how overloaded slides turn audiences into prisoners, and what effective leaders do to inform, engage, and drive real decisions without wasting time.

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