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Career satisfaction, Coaching, Executive Presence, Happiness, productivity, Stress Management, Success Strategy, Time Management, WorkLife balance
Are You Sabotaged By Your Inner Hyper-Achiever?
A tech leader, let’s call him Jason, said, “I can’t relax; I always have to do something useful. Nobody makes me do so; it’s me. This is how I am”. Jason is not alone. Many of us have such hyper achievers in us, pushing us to do more. This trait may have helped us be where we are, yet its…
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Empower Your Teams With 4 Coaching Questions
Six-skills are in demand in the post-pandemic workplaces, said Gwen Moran in her fast company article. Five of those six, self-direction, adaptability, empathy, communication skills, and motivational skills can be cultivated through a coach approach. Leading organizations are staying ahead by investing in coaching skills for their leaders. It will be a strategic advantage when the leaders could use coach-like conversation…
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Feeling Stuck in Mid-Level Leadership? Unlock Your Path to Senior Roles—Without Burnout
Are you a high-performing mid-level leader feeling stuck on the path to senior leadership? You’re not alone. Many leaders reach a point where working harder no longer works, and the path upward feels unclear or exhausting. If you’re wondering how to move from mid-level to senior leadership without burning out, the answer may not lie in working harder or longer, but…
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Navigating Uncertainty with Resilient Leadership
Practical tools to help you lead with clarity and calm both at work and home—even when life feels chaotic Economic stress, political uncertainty, and job loss- we have no shortage of uncertainty. Here’s how leaders, professionals, and parents can stay grounded and resilient through the storm. Uncertainty is Everywhere—And It’s Taking a Toll Flights are uncertain. Everything is costing more.…
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Feeling Anxious in High-Stakes Meetings? Executive Coaching Helps Lead with Calm and Clarity
Executive coaching is a powerful, personalized tool for leaders who want to transform anxiety into focus and pressure into clarity. If you’ve ever felt anxious or blanked out during a high-stakes meeting, this story is for you. A Setback Triggered a Path for Growth Prasad, a senior director at a global tech company, shared this with me in an executive…
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Lead Like a Skyscraper: How Executive Coaching Builds Resilience and Drives Innovation
Summary: This article explores how executive coaching empowers leaders to transform performance anxiety and reactive habits into resilience, clarity, and innovation. Using the skyscraper as a metaphor, it illustrates the need for inner spaciousness, adaptive mindset shifts, and collaborative leadership in today’s uncertain environment. Real-life coaching stories show how mindfulness and perspective can unlock leadership effectiveness at every level. ———————————…
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Leading by Letting Go: Leadership Lessons As a Parent
Summary: In this heartfelt reflection on my daughter’s college graduation, I explored the deep parallels between parenting and leadership. Through personal stories, I shared three powerful lessons: empowering others to lead their journey, embracing the strength of community, and mastering the art of letting go. The piece reveals how executive coaching—like parenting—is not about control, but about guiding growth with…
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Why Is It So Hard to Explain What an Executive Coach Really Does?
If you’ve ever wondered what actually happens in an executive coaching session, or what an executive coach really does, you’re not alone. While terms like leadership development and performance coaching sound compelling, they don’t tell the full story. In this article, I pull back the curtain on the lived experience of coaching—what it feels like, how it works, and why…
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My Career Shift from Coding to Coaching: A Quest for Joy and Purpose
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Unlocking Leadership Through Inner Alignment: Rebecca’s Executive Coaching Journey
What does it take to grow as a leader? Especially when the usual strategies like “delegate more” or “think strategically” fall flat in the face of daily overwhelm? For many senior leaders, the answer lies not in more tactics but in deeper inner alignment. This is the story of Rebecca, a senior leader in the manufacturing industry, who made a…
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Career satisfaction, Communication, Emotional Intelligence, EQ, Executive Presence, Leadership, Self-leadership, Success Strategy
Confidence Is Not the Absence of Doubt
Carol, a senior leader in healthcare, recently transitioned from HR to strategy. She felt out of her depth. In leadership meetings, she hesitated to share her opinions, lacking the confidence she once had after 30 years in HR. Similarly, Steve, a veteran financial executive, had just stepped into a new role. Playing it safe, he stayed agreeable and held back.…
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The Startup HR Leader’s Challenge: Turning Paradox into Progress
HR leaders in startups often find themselves caught between compliance and chaos, strategy and firefighting. As veteran HR leader Gretchen Meyer puts it: “Balancing the need for sustainable talent systems with the fast-paced changes of scaling a startup is an ongoing challenge. While HR gets leadership’s attention, true investment often takes multiple budget cycles.” Startup HR Leaders’ Top Challenges I…
