Unlock the secret to effective leadership with our latest blog! Dive into the challenge of leading from the right level, exploring the impacts of misalignment and the critical importance of navigating the Leadership Pipeline Model. From frustration and disengagement to disruption of succession planning, discover the real-world consequences of operating below your potential. Join us on a journey to understand how finding your leadership fit can transform your team's performance and organizational success. Don't miss out on practical insights and a reflective exercise to guide your leadership journey. Elevate your leadership and master the art of leading at the perfect level!

Even though strong teams have clear goals, trust, and understand each other's strengths, teams can still fail for a few reasons - The most common reasons are communications, lack of a shared vision and team dynamics. In this leadership blog article we will provide you with 3 strategies to prevent team failure. Start building your high-performing team today.

Staying resilient during organizational chaos can be difficult. You often feel as though you have no control. In this article we share 3 ways to build resilience during organizational chaos.

The world of work is complex. To succeed, teams must be able to consistently operate from a place of high-performance. What can you do as leader to move your team toward high-performance? In this article, we will provide you with 3 tips to help your teams become high-performing.

In this blog post, we will thoroughly explore and discuss ten thoughtful ways to show your employees that you are thankful for their hard work, dedication, and valuable contributions to the success of the company.

In today's rapidly evolving corporate landscape, businesses are constantly searching for ways to optimize productivity, foster innovation, and nurture a positive work environment. One crucial factor that has gained significant attention in recent years is psychological safety in the workplace. In this blog post, we will delve into the importance of psychological safety, highlight three compelling reasons why companies should prioritize creating an environment of psychological safety, and call out things you can do as a leader in your team.

Getting that first leadership opportunity can be difficult when most leadership jobs require previous leadership experience. It’s frustrating to be overlooked when you have the potential and desire, but lack experience. In this blog we will highlight the opportunities to be gained from serving on a non-profit board. We will also provide tips on how to get a board position.

Knowing what makes you successful helps you build confidence in your abilities. It enables you to take on new challenges and overcome obstacles that may have previously held you back. It will also help you gain insight into your values, beliefs, and motivations, which in turn can lead to better decision making and improve your overall well-being.

Confidence is essential to leadership success. When you are confident, you feel less stress and get better results. Confidence is an internal feeling, even though we often allow external interactions to drive it. This leadership blog will provide you with insight into how to build confidence and provides three exercises to get you immediately building your confidence.

Do you tell your employees exactly how things should be done? If you answered ‘yes’ - you are a micromanager. Telling employees what and how to do things doesn’t leave any room for creativity or initiative. If you regularly tell them what to do, they will stop trying. Your employees want to grow, and if you raise the bar and let go of a little control, you will be surprised by how they respond.

Goal setting can be a frustrating process for leaders, especially when their employees don't cooperate. There is no easy fix but, this blog will cover 3 strategies to help you reduce your frustration when it comes to setting SMART Goals.

We have all been told “learn from your mistakes”, but what about learning from our wins? What value is there to gain from reviewing your winning plays? This leadership blog challenges leaders to consider the impact of reviewing winning plays.

“Judgement” is a behavior so ingrained in us, most of the time we do not even realize it is taking place. We assign judgement when we take information (observations, data, facts, etc.) and filter it through our own past experiences and develop a perspective. Often judgement gets in the way of having a clear and true perspective. Learn how to overcome you own judgement.

As adults, we crave independence and want autonomy. We don’t like anyone telling us what to do. When we are told what to do, it feels like a threat to our freedom, like we are being held back or limited. At the same time, we have a need to share our expertise and to solve other peoples’ problems. It is in our nature to tell people what to do. What a dichotomy!

When it comes to leadership - respond with intention.

To EMPOWER is to “give (someone) the authority or power to do something.” When you empower your employees you give them the authority or power to do their job. The control goes from you (the leader) to them and requires you to ask them for input, to trust their ability, and resist the urge to share your own opinion. It can all begin with a question, a curiosity.

Most of us are highly critical of ourselves, believing we should be “better.” We judge what and how we say things, get disappointed with our performance, and then mad at ourselves for not being more patient. We give all our energy over to judgement. What might be different if Instead of directing energy toward judgement, you practiced acceptance? What would change if you were able to accept that in the moment, you did the best that you could? What if you let go of all judgement of yourself?

How many times have you attended a training course eager to develop new skills, find yourself completely engaged in the content, and leave the training feeling motivated to apply what you learned. . .only to walk back into work overwhelmed and toss everything you learned out the window?

It is very common to see little or no behavior change as a result of training by itself. If you are interested in changing your performance based on a new skill you have learned through training, incorporate coaching.

“To attain knowledge, add things everyday. To attain wisdom, remove things every day.” ~ Lao Tse

Each day we have so many distractions, so much to do, and so many priorities. When was the last time you sat down and made a list of all the things you wanted to stop doing? Probably never. When it comes to improving you listening skills, I am giving you permission to STOP doing everything. Just listen. What level do you typically listen?

Have you ever been thrown into a situation that you didn’t expect or even see coming? You feel that sense of panic. The stress of the situation is too much, you can’t think logically, your words don’t come out, and as a result your performance is less than optimal. At that moment, it doesn’t feel like you have a choice, but you do. You have a choice in how your react under stress.

In honor of Women’s History Month, this blog is for all the powerful female leaders! If you don’t happen to be one - please share with one you admire.