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The Art of the Full Stop

I've been trying to teach my oldest how to ride a bike for YEARS to no avail. It turns out that we were all teaching him how to ride...when what he really needed to learn was how to stop.

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It’s Finally Here! 🎤🎤🎤

You begged for it. I made it happen :)

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CEOs Don’t Read and Other Neurodiversity Stories

CEOs Don’t Read and Other Neurodiversity Stories

Did you know that 25-40% of CEOs are dyslexic? Neither did I until I started working with them.

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Who are your heroes?

Next time you’re stuck, look to your heroes to unlock your superpowers.

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Do You Suffer From Duck Syndrome?

You’re not alone.

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Are you a victim, villain, or hero?

The best answer is none of the above.

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The Leader's Journey Is a #1 Bestseller!

The Leader's Journey Is a #1 Bestseller!

Here's to more unconventional, thoughtful, intentional leadership moving the world forward...we sure as hell need it right now 💥.

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Why Coaches Give Crappy Advice—And What To Do About It

Why Coaches Give Crappy Advice—And What To Do About It

The best coaches help you figure out what YOU need to do in the most informed way possible, without wasting too much time, energy, or money on the wrong things. It’s a balancing act. But it works.

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Uncovering Leadership Blindspots With Founder and Investor Barry O'Reilly

Uncovering Leadership Blindspots With Founder and Investor Barry O'Reilly

On this live stream, Donna Lichaw, author of the bestselling book “The Leader’s Journey”. Donna will guide us through a transformative journey, helping high-growth CEOs, tech executives, and senior leadership teams overcome these obstacles and make a positive impact on the world. 💪

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Find Out Who You Are...And Do It On Purpose

Find Out Who You Are...And Do It On Purpose

When you know who you are, know what lights you up, and bring others along on your journey, that's when you create the foundation for making the impact you want to make at work and in life.

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The Leader's Journey is out now!

Being a great leader isn’t easy. But it can be easily learned.

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How To Lead Like a Superhero

What change are you making in the world today? Why? And how?

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What Grit at Work Really Means

No. Grit is not about sleeping under your desk.

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Product Thinking Podcast with Melissa Perri

Product Thinking Podcast with Melissa Perri

I recently joined Melissa Perri to talk about how I help leaders and executives answer questions like, “how do I get my team excited to show up to work every day?”

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The Joy Workout

If you’re teetering on the edge of burnout, do this.

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Why Owning Your Story as a Leader Is Not Enough

Why Owning Your Story as a Leader Is Not Enough

Because you can’t always see what you can’t see.

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Story Driven 1:1s: How to Build Heroes Across Your Organization

Story Driven 1:1s: How to Build Heroes Across Your Organization

Whether you are the CEO or a front-line manager, 1:1s are essential for getting the best work out of the folks who directly report to you. Here is a brief overview of what has worked best for my clients when having manager 1:1s.

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It's Time To Be A Hero! New Book Alert

It’s official! I’m writing my next book.

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Podcast: Be The Hero of Your Own Story

Recently Andrew Chamberlain had me on The Creative Writer's Toolbelt podcast title to discuss how to be the hero of your own story as a leader. In this podcast, I share many of my secrets that I use with clients to help them be more super.

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Rock The Kanban: In Defense of Owning Your Cliffhangers

Rock The Kanban: In Defense of Owning Your Cliffhangers

If you’re overwhelmed by All The Things you need to do, do this. You’ll feel better.

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How to Beat Burnout as a Leader: A Story

How to Beat Burnout as a Leader: A Story

If you find yourself feeling burnt out, think like a storyteller and act like a story-maker. Less soap opera. More adventure tale.

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3 Things Every Founder Should Know

I love working with founders. If you're a founder looking for an executive coach, I'll save you the trouble and sum it all up for you…

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How to Amplify Your Leadership Superpowers

How to Amplify Your Leadership Superpowers

One of my clients was recently surprised that I knew her superpowers without giving her an assessment or working with her 40h/wk (like her colleagues who worked with her for months or years to ID the same 3 superpowers). It's my job to figure this out! Here's how…

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Emotional Intelligence for Distributed Teams

Emotional Intelligence for Distributed Teams

In this LinkedIn live conversation, I talk with fellow executive coach and collaborator Stacey Staaterman about how distributed teams can strengthen their emotional intelligence so they can more effectively move forward and get things done.

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Recap Your Journey: 2020 Edition

I originally shared this with my mailing list. I got so many responses from people telling me how helpful it was that I decided to share it more publicly.

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Mastering Remote Leadership

I recently participated in a panel discussion about remote leadership along with Radhika Nayak, SVP of Product at Kinesso, and Michele Tepper, Senior Design Manager at Salesforce. This conversation is good! Here you go.

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When a Lemon is Just a Lemon

When life hands you lemons, you have lemons. And maybe that’s just OK.

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The Art of Email

As a leader, one of your most important jobs is to get people to listen to you so that they will take action. It’s hard to do and even harder to do when you’re remote and your team is distributed around the globe. Here are some tips.

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Backcast Your Future

If you want to save time and energy and ultimately create a vision and a plan that excites you more than a daunting goals list, all you have to do is write your story by starting at the end and working your way back. Here’s how.

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How to Make The Case for an Executive Coach

How to Make The Case for an Executive Coach

All of my clients who ask work to financially support coaching get full support. Not just executives. Middle managers, too. All you have to do is ask. It sound daunting, but it’s totally doable. Here’s what I’ve seen work.