Executive Coaching, Leading Change
When Senior Leaders Stop Leading
We were brought in to help a company prepare for what its CEO described as a leadership transition. Several members of the senior team were within two or three years of retirement. The expectation was…
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Leadership
The Mentorship Trap
A financial services company we worked with had every reason to feel good about its mentorship program. Senior executives were paired with high-potential managers. Meetings were scheduled. Progress was tracked. On paper, it looked exactly…
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Friendship
Why it’s never about team building
We get called in for team-building work fairly regularly. But when we dig into what’s actually happening, it’s rarely about team building at all. It’s about a team that has stopped trusting each other, and…
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Culture, Leadership
Culture Series Part 4: Why Culture, Belonging, and Accountability Are Really One Problem
Over the past three weeks, we have explored culture, belonging, and accountability as separate topics. But the leaders we work with rarely experience them that way. They experience them as one problem showing up in…
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Communication, Executive Coaching, Leadership
The Part of Leadership Nobody Talks About
There is a conversation that almost never happens in leadership. Not about strategy, not about performance, not about the next quarter. It is about the quiet isolation that comes with being the person in charge….
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Communication, Culture, Leadership
Culture Series Part 3: Accountability Is Not Harsh. It’s Respect
In this series, we began by exploring how culture is shaped by leadership habits rather than value statements. We then looked at how belonging is built through daily leadership behavior rather than inclusion programs. This…
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Communication, Leading Change
How Isolated Leaders Make Worse Decisions
I have worked with hundreds of senior leaders over the course of my career. The ones who make the best decisions are rarely the smartest people in the room. They are the ones who have…
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Leadership, Leading Change
Why High Performers Leave When Leaders Won’t Hold the Line
Every organization has a version of this story. A strong performer, someone who delivers consistently, sets a high bar, and makes everyone around them better, quietly starts looking for a way out. The leader is…
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Culture, Employee Engagement
Culture Series Part 2: Why Your Team’s Sense of Belonging Starts With You
In the first blog of this culture series, we explored how culture is shaped by leadership habits rather than value statements or initiatives. Culture sets expectations, but it does not guarantee connection. This is where…
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Culture, Leadership
Culture Series Part 1: Culture Isn’t Broken. Leadership Habits Are
When leaders tell us their culture is broken, they are usually reacting to something very real. Engagement is down. Accountability feels uneven. Collaboration has stalled. There is usually an instinct to fix it with refreshed…
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