Conscious leadership Executive Leadership Coaching

The Poetry of Leadership: Reflection

Conscious leadership invites us into greater presence and attentiveness towards our movements, our options, and the impacts that rumble in our wake. It’s important work beyond the noise of immediacy, the endless “to do’s,” that pull at us day after day. In building capacity for self-reflection you’re able to lead with greater…

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When Expert Power Fades

There was a time when you had all the answers… were the smartest one in the room, the best salesperson, the most creative problem solver. It’s this kind of bravado that ignites entrepreneurs to take those risky moves and startup businesses in the first place. To bet on themselves and their dreams. As companies grow…

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Safety and Boldness

I began spelunking when I was twelve. Twice a year I would travel into the heart of West Virginia where the earth is carved like swiss cheese and we would rappel into dark holes, slither through tight tunnels, wade in underground rivers, and climb over waterfalls. Safety was drilled into us. Keep three points of contact at…

Leading Through Anxiety Executive Leadership Coaching

Listening to Anxiety

Each of us travels through our entrepreneurial journey wresting with our share of anxiety. Navigating your unique differentiators in overly crowded markets, betting on your own voice and talents, and investing in your dreams against the odds all involves risk. And risk has a way of stirring up increased anxiety and worry, especially if you are “going it alone” as many entrepreneurs are…

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Heart and Humility

Our world is in constant motion. The markets, our businesses, our employees and ourselves are in flux – growing, shifting, developing right under our noses, ready or not. And when running a growing company, or getting a new enterprise off the ground, or shifting into a new leadership role we can find ourselves slipping into a seemingly ever-present swirl of fluidity…