Insights
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March 28, 2023 - 2 min readAre you a lonely leader?
“Loneliness is a required course for leadership.” – Elisabeth Elliot You often hear the phrase “it’s lonely at the top” when describing leadership roles, but what does that mean and why does it matter? According to Merriam-Webster, lonely is being without company, cut off from others.
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February 28, 2023 - 3 min readLeading Through Burnout
“Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes…including you.” – Anne Lamott As we recover from the effects of COVID, in the workforce, the word “burnout” continues to be discussed as one of the leading struggles among professionals. In the US alone, burnout is a recognized medical…
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January 24, 2023 - 2 min readEmbracing Failure
“Failure is not the opposite of success; it’s part of success.” – Arianna Huffington Just hearing the word “fail” can be triggering. It sounds so final and for many of us, brings back a wave of emotion to times when we felt defeated. But what if I told you that in…
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November 29, 2022 - 2 min readThe Six Traits of Top Leaders
“Do the best you can until you know better. When you know better, do better.” – Maya Angelou As we reflect on the year and the impactful leaders we have worked with, the question that comes to mind is what have these leaders been doing to get top results? We wanted…
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October 19, 2022 - 1 min readCourage vs Fear – How to embrace both
“I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.” – Nelson Mandela Can you be courageous and fearful at the same time? According to Merriam-Webster, …
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September 21, 2022 - 2 min readVoicing Your Value
“Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.” – Albert Einstein Last week one of our clients hosted a high-profile panel on cutting-edge solutions for the healthcare industry. The moderator asked one senior executive specifically what he had done to make this prominent work a smashing…
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August 30, 2022 - 2 min readLeading with Mindfulness
“Our life is shaped by our mind, for we become what we think.” – Budda Over the years, we have worked with extraordinary leaders through executive coaching and leadership programs and have heard leaders face similar challenges: increasing confidence, inspiring others, and managing complexity. What if we told you the…
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July 25, 2022 - 4 min readThe Heart of Coaching, Part 3: What Can You Expect From The Coaching Experience?
“Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.” – Robert Collier Our 3-part series on the Heart of Coaching is dedicated to helping leaders better understand 1) what coaching is, 2) how…
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June 30, 2022 - 4 min readThe Heart of Coaching, Part 2: How to offer coaching in your organization
“The goal of coaching is the goal of good management: to make the most of an organization’s valuable resources.” – Harvard Business Review As mentioned in our last newsletter, we would like to clarify important questions as…