Articles
Stories and lessons from coaching leaders whose job has become leading other leaders. A new one most weeks, and more than 300 in the archive.
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Most of these start with a coaching conversation or something I got wrong.
Her head was in a bad neighborhood
Battle scars build trust
I had no authority in the jury room
Two questions to help you get clarity on a hard call
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The questions that come up most with the leaders I coach.
Leading through others
Building a leadership team that carries more of the load, and leading the people who lead others.
Hard calls
Decisions, conflict and uncertainty, and what to do when there is no obvious right answer.
The leader’s state of mind
How you show up shapes what your team can do. Presence, energy, fear and the stories we tell ourselves.
Planning and priorities
Setting direction, choosing what matters and making room for the important work.
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Take the Self-Leadership Assessment and see where your attention and energy are going.
Name the stage you’re in
Answer a few questions about your organization’s growth and what it asks of you now.
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From the archive: earlier collections from my years advising agency owners, on strategic planning, team performance, hiring, budgeting and kpis, sales process, pricing, positioning and marketing and lead generation.