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Don’t Be the Smartest Person in the Room—Be the Most Curious
Real leadership begins where certainty ends Fern leaves and buds of fern leaves with green succulent fronds macro shot fern macro view of...
May 175 min read


Why Change Feels So Hard—And What Great Leaders Do Differently
What driving on the wrong side of the road taught me about leadership change A blue car is driving along a highway with trees on the...
May 113 min read


Feedback That Sticks: Moving Beyond Acronyms to Build Trust
Supporting role clipped on the side of a rock with a carabiner clip. Why trust, not tactics, is the key to giving effective feedback...
Jan 294 min read


Clarifying Core Values for Effective Leadership
How Core Values Shape Authentic Leadership and Drive Lasting Success Introduction Most senior executives have an intuitive sense of...
Nov 18, 20245 min read


Beyond SBI: A Proven Framework for Giving Feedback That Drives Performance
Unlocking the Potential of Your Team with Actionable Feedback In today's dynamic business environment, the ability to provide effective...
Aug 26, 20243 min read


Beyond Buzzwords: How to Actually 'Think Strategically'
Scale Up Your Leadership with Clear Purpose and Vision As an executive coach, I'm often surprised by how many emerging senior leaders...
Jul 11, 20243 min read


How You Learn to Lead Matters
How personalized learning strategies foster better leadership at any career stage When Eleanor* embarked on her leadership journey with...
May 26, 20243 min read


Leaders, Do You Understand Your Audience?
Tips for resonant, effective communication at every level Imagine you’re a senior leader giving a presentation about your...
Apr 22, 20244 min read


Leaders: How Can You Unlock Efficiency and Balance in Your Life?
Tackling Time Management & Efficiency Requires Clarity & Discipline Some years ago, I was chatting with a leader about the prospect of...
Feb 2, 20244 min read


What Have Your Most Valuable Relationships Taught You About Being a Leader?
5 Leadership Lessons I've Learned Outside of the Office The end of the year can feel like a blur: We’re winding down the quarter at work...
Dec 26, 20233 min read


Leaders- Improve Your Communication by Committing to These Practices
Observe More, Embrace Humility, and Commit to Lifelong Learning Effective communication is the keystone of successful leadership,...
Nov 10, 20233 min read


Change Is Constant: How Leaders Can Succeed in Every Season
Regardless of What We Face, It’s Important to Remain Rooted in What Matters Most In much of the northern hemisphere, leaves have begun to...
Oct 17, 20233 min read


Choose to Be Untroubled by Others’ Definition of Success
If it’s all about winning, are you really winning? While visiting my daughter earlier this year, I stumbled upon an interesting image at...
Aug 5, 20233 min read


Leaders: This Mindset Shift Can Make All the Difference
Are you a knower or a learner? Conscious leaders share this quality. As leaders, we often have the privilege to work alongside the most...
Jul 5, 20233 min read


The Most Effective Leaders Have This Mindset in Every Circumstance
In every situation in life, there are factors that are outside of our control, and there are factors that lie within our control. And...
Jun 29, 20233 min read


Effective Leaders are Authentic Leaders
Clarify Your Values and Become a More Authentic Leader with These Tips Corporate value statements have long been part of building and...
Apr 7, 20233 min read


How Trustworthy Are You? Do This to Build Trust with Your Team
Improve your perception as an empathetic, credible, and reliable leader I recently flew out to give an off-site training for one of my...
Feb 23, 20234 min read


The Big RIF: How To Lead Before, During, and After
The 7 Steps to Surviving and Conquering the Storm I could tell something was wrong as soon as Sanjay, an Amazon VP, hopped on our regular...
Dec 1, 20224 min read


This CEO almost got the boot. Here's how he turned his story around.
Could your board fire you? Use these 4 strategies to secure your position. Wade was feeling the heat. As CEO of a multi-million dollar...
Nov 8, 20225 min read


Leaders Get The Teams They Deserve. Here's How To Earn a Great One.
If your team is underperforming, it’s probably because you haven’t yet done everything you can to help them flourish. I’ve heard it said...
Aug 5, 20225 min read
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