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Over the past month, I’ve had two separate people mention the term Imposter Syndrome. Both are very successful women.

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You can lead a team or company in one of two ways: by pulling from a future you believe in, or by pushing through the problems in front of you. One will continue to expand you, the other will continue to exhaust you.

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“Transformare” — Latin, “to change in shape or form.”

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Yesterday I returned from a 10‑day meditation retreat, nine of them in noble silence. Noble silence means no talking, no eye contact, no gestures. I spent those days on the grounds with more than 100 people, and for nine...

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Our most important work in leadership doesn’t happen in boardrooms.\nIt happens in silence.

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“I lead in a manner that is completely aligned with my values.”\n“I exhibit personal behavior consistent with my values.”\n“I hold to my values during good and bad times.”

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I returned from three weeks in Japan—the longest stretch of time I’ve intentionally stepped away from work in years.

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If you’re like most high achievers and leaders I work with, your calendar is a battlefield of priorities.\nBack-to-back calls, decisions to make, people to lead—and somewhere in that chaos, a quiet longing for a small sli...

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The Fear in Knowing What You Really Want

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At the core of a high-performance life is one simple, yet monumental, responsibility and requirement: making decisions. Yes, there are strategic decisions, but there are also ones that affect how you show up every day—de...

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Leadership used to be about control.\nThen, it became about connection to others.\nI believe there is something deeper now emerging — something more ancient, and more intuitive.

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The 3 Freedoms That Shape Your Life

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You know how to perform. But do you know what it’s costing you?

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It's so strange.

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If leadership is the art of moving people, then nemawashi is the quiet preparation that ensures they’re ready to move.

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In this blog post, I'm going to take you inside one of my own coaching sessions.

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People often say to me, “You’re so disciplined.”

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A Caution Before You Read

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In geometry, the Opposing Theorem tells us something elegantly simple:

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The smell of spring. The sound of birds weaving through tall trees. The feeling of earth beneath each step.

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You don’t need better time management.\nBecause time management isn’t really about time.

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What Being Triggered Taught Me About Authenticity

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\"Never let a good crisis go to waste.\"\nIt’s a phrase often repeated. But whether it becomes an excuse—or an opportunity—depends entirely on the kind of leader you are.

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My client is in one of those rare seasons in life where everything just works.

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Most of the time, I write blog posts to offer a perspective—a mental model, a leadership insight, or a strategic lens to help you expand how you think and lead.

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We talk a lot about confidence in leadership.\nBut confidence isn’t one thing. It’s many things—expressed in different ways.

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You’re nodding, but only out of habit. You’re half-listening, half-checked out. You’ve heard this before—maybe not these exact words, but the same type of delivery: curated, structured, polished. Yet something’s missing....

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Last week, a grass fire broke out in the conservation area behind our home. What began as a small incident quickly escalated—flames advancing to mere meters from our property line. The trees were crackling. Smoke was ris...

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Letting go of the voice in your head and trusting the one in your body and heart.

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There's a moment in every leader's journey when we realize something profound: the strategies, processes, and metrics we've so carefully constructed are merely parts of the solution.

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If you have been spending decades working hard to get to where you are today, it may be very uncomfortable for you to read: there is no finish line to growth. Twenty years ago, when I first stepped into a leadership role...

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I used to approach vision creation and the steps to get there in a particular way: Create a vision. Do a current situation analysis. Sketch out a roadmap on how to get from here to there. Then take steps going forward wi...

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The Recession Isn’t Just in the Market—It’s in the Mind of Executives and Leaders

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\"How do I make sure my team is actually working eight hours a day when they're all remote?\"

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One generation ago, the ideal leader was clear—confident, decisive, with a powerful presence. These leaders gave direction, made the tough calls, and carried the weight of responsibility on their shoulders like a badge o...

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We Couldn't Be More Different

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We all have a superpower.\nSomething we’ve developed over time — a gift honed through childhood and early adulthood, nurtured through experience, and eventually rewarded by the world.

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As my career and position in the company continued to rise, more and bigger initiatives would find their way to me.\nIt began with small compromises—working a little later, saying yes to just one more meeting, opening up ...

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Before you had a name, a job title, or even a dream, there was a story already in motion.

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I still remember to this day, walking out of a heated boardroom meeting feeling energized.\nThe room had tension—not with anger, but with honesty. Opinions were expressed, counter-arguments were made, heart rates were up....

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I’ve been thinking a lot lately about what it really takes to create impact.

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“How do you intend to show up in the world—to defend your own beliefs, or to see the world as clearly as you can?”

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Consulting frameworks are powerful tools to strategically dissect your own leadership and life.

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A few weeks ago, I was asked to be the MC for a celebratory event for about 200 people. My first instinct was to pause. Being calm and reserved is my natural equilibrium—and this event was designed to be fun, energetic, ...

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A client recently shared something that caught my attention.

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Since the days of Michelangelo, sculptors have hidden imperfections in their work by rubbing wax into cracks and dabbing it with stone dust to appear flawless. But the most revered works—the ones considered sincere—were ...

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Last night was the last game of my son’s playoff hockey semi-final series.

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In the early days of my leadership, I defaulted to problem-solving mode.

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How to develop a mastery mindset that transforms both you and your leadership.

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Why leaders must speak to both the heart & the mind.

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