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Giving Feedback–Secret Formula
Traditionally, the feedback loop has revolved around the giver – a leader, manager, or supervisor. Many leaders champion this belief. Surprise! They’ve got it backward! While organizations invest heavily in training leaders on feedback delivery, the real magic lies in empowering the receiver. However, the spotlight should be on the giver, ensuring feedback is constructive,... More -
Authenticity of Leadership: Navigating Our True Selves
Disguising the Real: The Inner Masquerade We’ve all been there, haven’t we? Hiding behind a smile that doesn’t quite reach our eyes, projecting an image that’s more armor than truth. It’s like wearing a disguise, a knee-jerk reaction to shield our vulnerabilities from the world’s gaze. That mask? It’s a defense mechanism, a dance we... More -
Evolving Identity in Leadership: How Executives Reinvent Themselves for Their Next Peak
The Air is Thinner at the Top – and Richer in Possibility Let’s explore how identity evolves across a leader’s journey and why embracing a more fluid, authored sense of self is the key to reaching your next peak As you climb closer to your next peak, something shifts. The view broadens, the air thins—and... More -
Elevating Leadership: The Journey from Dojo to Boardroom
Have you ever considered that the path to elevating your leadership excellence might start… in a dojo? Yes, a place more commonly associated with martial arts than with boardroom strategies. Yet, here we are, drawing parallels between somatic embodiment, Jo Kata, and transformative leadership. It’s a bit like finding out that your favorite chocolate chip... More -
Designing for Brilliance: Conditions for Team Effectiveness
Why do some teams consistently outperform, while others—equally smart, equally resourced—limp along in dysfunction? So, what are the conditions for team effectiveness? That question has haunted leaders for decades, and too often, the answers we reach for are shallow: “We just need better people,” or “Let’s find someone with more charisma to lead.” But J.... More -
The Power of Questions: How Action Questions Propel Leaders Forward
In leadership, the questions we ask often define the outcomes we achieve. After three years of studying how leaders use questions to guide their teams and organizations, a pivotal insight emerged—not from deliberate contemplation but from a serendipitous realization. Leaders naturally gravitate toward specific styles of questioning, influenced by their goals and context. By unpacking... More -
Why Asking the Right Questions is the Secret Weapon of Successful CEOs
The CEO of a large professional services firm called me the other day. Leadership challenges in economic uncertainty are on everyone’s minds. “I need to restructure my business,” he said. “I’m thinking of eliminating my acquisitions team.” Like many of the CEOs I coach, he was anxious about the current economic uncertainty and had a... More -
Developing a High-Performing Team: Lessons from Adam Grant’s WorkLife Podcast
In today’s fast-paced business environment, developing high-performing teams isn’t just an advantage — it’s essential. As the dynamics of work evolve, so must our leadership strategies. One powerful voice in this conversation is the organizational psychologist Adam Grant, whose WorkLife podcast offers deep insights into what makes teams thrive. In this article, we’ll draw from Grant’s episode,... More -
Is Gravitas Fading in Leadership Today?
Ever feel like the world is spinning a bit too fast? Like you’re caught in a whirlwind of emails, notifications, and urgent requests that all needed your attention five minutes ago? In this high-speed, hyper-connected age, one quality in leadership seems to be slipping through the cracks: Gravitas. Gravitas. It’s that magnetic presence, the quiet... More
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