With so many challenges facing organizations, it's crucial to lead with integrity from the inside out by focusing on self-awareness and aligning internal values with external actions, write Teresa Brazen and Rebecca Schmidt. "When internal clarity meets external action or when personal growth fuels organizational evolution or even when authentic leadership creates genuine trust -- that's when teams don't just endure change, they thrive through it," they write.

Put it into practice: Practice radical honesty by being transparent with your team and with yourself, Brazen and Smith write. "Organizations move faster when they're not wasting energy pretending to be what they're not and instead choose to face reality head-on."