Leadership
Develop your leadership potential with insights and strategies from our expert contributors, to help you excel in leading others. Whether you're a seasoned manager or aspiring to take on a leadership role, learn essential skills such as effective communication, listening, and team building. Discover how to motivate and inspire your team, navigate the challenges of hiring and recruitment, and implement successful management practices. Enhance your leadership capabilities and drive your team to success with expert guidance and practical advice.
From Silence to Signal – How Podcasting Helped Me Find and Amplify My Voice
I can still remember the feel of a cassette tape in my hand, the soft click as it slotted into the stereo, the tense excitement as I hovered my finger over the pause button, waiting for the next song...
The Invisible Contract of Leadership – The Unspoken Pact You’ve Already Made
In an age obsessed with performance, too many leaders are succeeding on paper while their organizations quietly erode from within. Integrity isn’t just a value, it’s a system. Discover why...
Why World Communication Week Matters – Healing Humanity One Conversation at a Time
Every word we speak carries power, whether it connects or divides, heals or harms, silences or sets free. World Communication Week, recognized around the world each year from November 1 through...
When the People You Need Most Walk Away – Understanding Fight Response and Founder Isolation
There’s a particular kind of loneliness that comes when you finally stop pretending you’re fine, and the people around you take a step back. You’ve just closed Series A. The board wants 3x growth.
Legacy vs. Vision – Why Future-Focused Leaders Inspire Trust and Action
Most leaders rely on their past achievements to build credibility, but truly memorable communicators inspire with what comes next. When you shift from speaking about legacy to sharing vision, you...
The Leadership Shift That Changes Everything – From Problem Solver to Condition Creator
You know the answer. You could solve this problem in five minutes. You think that by solving the problem, you are helping the team. Maybe you would in the short term. Definitely not in the long term...
Humanizing AI – The Secret to Building Technology People Actually Trust
As artificial intelligence advances, trust has become the missing ingredient in user adoption. This article reveals why humanizing AI through empathy, transparency, and emotional design is the key to...
The Structure Behind Sustainable Leadership
There’s a moment every founder reaches. Success starts to feel heavier than it should. The business is thriving. Clients are happy. The team is growing. Yet somehow, everything feels harder, not...
The Resilient Manager – Coaching Leaders to Lead Through Change, Not Just Manage It
Middle managers are in a tough spot. They’re the bridge between senior leadership and frontline employees, tasked with translating high-level strategy into day-to-day execution. Their job is to take high-level...
Creating Your Leadership Legacy – A Step-by-Step Guide for Emerging Leaders
Your leadership legacy isn't something that happens to you after decades of work. It's something you deliberately craft starting today. Here's your blueprint for building a legacy that transforms...
Why 70% of Digital Transformations Fail – What Project Leaders Keep Missing
More than 70% of digital transformations fall short of expectations, a recurring issue not caused by technology but by business structure and people's capability. My insight across various digital transformations...
The Heart of Leadership – Why the Best Leaders Don’t Chase Power, They Cultivate Presence
When most people think about leadership, they picture authority, the corner office, the confident tone, the steady hand that makes the tough calls. But here’s the truth. Real leadership isn’t about control. It’s about connection.
Preparing for the End of the Year as a Business Owner
The end of the year is a natural time for reflection, planning, and preparation. For business owners, it’s also a time to ensure your finances are in order and ready for tax season. With the right approach...
Are ICE Raids Sabotaging Green Building?
Immigration enforcement is quietly undermining America’s climate goals. As ICE raids sweep through construction sites, they don’t just detain workers, they stall green projects, deepen labor shortages...
The Neuroscience Behind Finding Clarity in Chaos
In the fast-moving world of business and leadership, chaos can easily become a constant companion. Projects overlap, priorities shift, and decisions pile up faster than they can be processed.
AI Isn't Replacing People – It Is Helping Them Do More
Many fear AI will replace human jobs, but the truth is the opposite. As Adnan Ghaffar explains, AI empowers people to focus on creativity, strategy, and human connection. By automating repetitive...
Empowering Change Through Social Activism
Not here to sugarcoat it, change is brutal, raw, relentless. And if you think activism is some polite conversation over tea, you are mistaken. Activism is a battlefield, and you are a war cry. The voice of the unheard screams...
Being Human First in Mentorship – Remembering Who We Were Before the Titles
In every profession, titles are markers of achievement. They signal expertise, authority, and the culmination of years of effort. But when it comes to mentorship, titles can sometimes create distance...
Reclaiming the Village – Reviving Mentorship and Timeless Values for a Better Future
In today’s hyper-connected yet increasingly isolated world, the phrase “It takes a village to raise a child” rings more like a nostalgic proverb than a practical truth. Yet, as society grapples with...
How Dom Kwong and Damon Motorcycles Are Using AI, Safety, and Innovation to Redefine Urban Mobility
At Make Your Mark, I help leaders uncover their inner story, magnify their visibility, and navigate the fast-changing intersection of humanity and technology. Having interviewed thousands of entrepreneurs...
How You Share Expectations Shapes You as a Leader
Think about the last time you asked someone to do something, and when they came back, your response was "that's not what I was expecting." Now think back to how you initially shared what you wanted...
The Power in the Pause That Never Came – 8 Lessons on Rebuilding, Reflection, and Realignment
As a child, I couldn’t wait to become an adult. I thought adulthood meant freedom, the chance to make my own decisions, create my own success, and live life on my own terms. But what I didn’t realize...
Why Reflection, Not Goals, Magnifies Leadership Impact
Have you ever reached the end of a year feeling like you did everything right, set the goals, tracked the metrics, hit the targets, yet still felt misaligned? You’re not alone. Many leaders chase success...
Back to Spirit – Reclaiming the Truth About Energy, Fear, and the Love That Guides Us
Fear has long clouded our understanding of Spirit. In this powerful reflection, Intuitive Energy Healer Gina Strole reveals why true spiritual connection is rooted in love, not fear. Learn how to raise your vibration...
What It Really Takes to Succeed in Professional Wrestling
Dreaming of becoming a professional wrestler? Success in the ring requires more than strength or charisma, it demands discipline, humility, and mastery of the craft. In this guide, Dean Page reveals...
How an Addictive Personality Became the Key to Success in Sports and Leadership
I discovered I had an addictive personality the hard way, by getting addicted to something. I saw my first ‘Asteroids’ arcade game in 1980. Arcade games had a short history by 1981, with Pong premiering...
The Leadership Trap That’s Quietly Burning Out High Achievers and How to Reset
You don’t need another strategy. You need a reset. Here’s why today’s most capable leaders are running on empty and how to find your way back.
Create Your 7 Personal Habits – A Step-by-Step Framework for Lasting Success
Any of us are familiar with Stephen Covey’s groundbreaking book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. Covey’s seven principles, ranging from proactivity to continuous self-improvement, have guided...
The Executive Identity Crisis – Why The High-Achieving Woman Is Disappearing Behind Her Own Success
You remember the moment, don't you? It might have been after the last meeting, closing the massive deal, a new client, or getting the promotion you spent five years chasing. You should have felt triumphant...
The Loneliness Beneath the Mask – How Hidden Isolation Is Quietly Draining Women’s Emotional Health
Loneliness is no longer just a private ache. In 2023, the World Health Organisation formally recognised loneliness as a pressing global health threat, one that impacts not only emotional wellbeing...
The Circle That Keeps You Standing Through the Chaos
Leaders need off hours outlets but not off record risks. Every leader needs an outlet. The role is demanding, the pressure unrelenting, and the expectation to remain composed can feel isolating.
The Hidden Cost of Being Available – Why Generosity Needs Boundaries
There is a quiet exhaustion that lives beneath the surface of so many women’s lives. It does not come from weakness or lack of ambition, it comes from caring too much, too often, for too many.
From My Heart to Yours – Embracing Purpose in the Second Half of Life
Turning fifty didn’t just feel like a milestone for me, it felt like a spiritual launch. This decade arrived like a divine announcement: “Daughter, the refining season is over. Step into the world and shine.”
Why High-Achieving Women Stay Invisible and How to Finally Be Seen
Do you ever feel like you're doing everything right but still not being recognized for your contributions? Maybe you've been the reliable one, the competent one, the one who gets things...
Dr. Mahra Lutfi – The Emirati Wonder Woman Bridging Science, Heritage, and Global Influence
Dr. Mahra Lutfi is redefining what it means to be a modern Emirati woman. As a pioneering stem cell doctor, global humanitarian, and Miss Planet International 2024, she embodies a rare blend of intellect...
The Great Police Exodus and Why Smart Companies Are Recruiting Former Officers
When crisis becomes opportunity: How the exodus from policing is creating an unprecedented talent pool for private enterprise. The statistics are sobering. Police officer departures have reached record...
Hiring Right – What Nonprofit Boards Need to Know Before Appointing Their Next Executive Director
When it comes to nonprofit leadership, few decisions carry more weight than hiring the right executive director. Yet, too often, boards approach this critical step with good intentions but limited...
Unlocking 5 Secrets To Keeping Your Top Talent
In today's competitive job market, opportunities abound for talent with exceptional skills.
Struggling To Grow Your Teams? Consider Fractional Hiring
As a business owner, you know your business can only be as successful as those who work for you.
Modern Hiring Is Broken Through The Pursuit Of Perfection
There is a good chance that you know someone who is in the midst of the most challenging job search of their life.
5 Costly Mistakes To Avoid When Hiring A Copywriter
You hit a certain level of success in your business. Sales are good.
Scaling Your Business Without Hiring More People
When businesses have been running for a while, everything seems to be settled, and it comes to the point that business owners start to...
From Energy to Execution – How to Operationalize the 5E Framework in Your Team
We’ve all felt it, that post-retreat high. Your team leaves a strategy session buzzing with new ideas, commitments, and a sense of possibility. But by Tuesday, the energy that filled the room has vanished...
Lead From Within – How High Performers Use Fitness to Elevate Their Leadership
What if your greatest leadership advantage isn’t your title, experience, or strategy but your self-discipline? Many leaders chase productivity systems and mental frameworks, yet overlook the physical...
How to Think Like an Innovator Even If You Don’t See Yourself as One
Think innovation is only for inventors, founders, or "the creative ones"? Think again. Innovative thinking, the ability to see new possibilities and solve problems differently is a learnable skill.
The Strategic Yes – How Conscious Choices Shape Empowered Leadership
We’re taught to say yes to please, perform, and prove our worth, but not every yes serves us. The Strategic Yes invites leaders to replace people-pleasing with purpose, making conscious choices that align...
Why America Still Needs Heroes & How the Medal of Honor Museum Foundation Keeps Their Stories Alive
In an age of rapid technological advancement, political polarization, and cultural fragmentation, it can be easy to lose sight of one simple truth, America has always needed heroes. Heroes are more...
5 Barriers Modern Leaders Must Overcome to Build High-Performing Teams
Few roles carry as much influence or as much responsibility as leadership. At its best, it inspires teams and propels them toward goals they once thought impossible. At its worst, it can stunt growth...
Culture Is What Happens When You're Not in the Room
Most leaders think they have a good read on their company culture. “We’ve got a strong team.” “My people know they can come to me.” “We’re like a family here.” But culture isn’t about slogans or open-door...
The Confidence Gap – Why So Many Brilliant People Stay Invisible
Many brilliant professionals stay unseen, not because they lack talent, but because they mistake readiness for confidence. This inspiring piece explores how self-doubt disguises itself as humility...
Confidence Isn’t a Personality Trait, It’s a Muscle
Confidence isn’t born; it’s built. Lisa Sheerin PCC reveals how practice, repetition, and voice training create authentic self-belief.
7 Secrets From Acting and Psychology Every Public Speaker Should Know
Do you fear public speaking? In almost every job or social setting, you'll be called on to speak, making fear of public speaking remarkably common. In Britain, it's ranked among the top three phobias...
From Bathroom Break to Standing Ovation – Powerful Reminders to Own the Stage
Ever think you have “just enough time” before your name is called? That was me, seconds away from walking on stage, except I wasn’t even in the room. This is the story of how a near-miss turned into one of my most powerful speaking moments, and why introverts should always be ready for their spotlight.
How to Make an Impact With Your Embodied Voice
Two people can say almost the same sentence and yet one of them is heard, remembered, and acted upon, while the other is forgotten within seconds. Why is that? And more importantly: what can we do to...
Why “No” Is the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me and Could Be for You Too
I’ve had a complicated relationship with the word "No." When I was a kid, it meant boundaries. When I was a hairdresser, it meant clients asking for the impossible ("just a trim" never means just a trim, let’s be honest).
Not Everyone Needs a Mic to Lead – Lessons From a Room Full of Power
Do you ever feel like your voice doesn’t matter in a world that rewards the loudest person in the room? Like, no matter how much value you bring, you get overlooked because you’re not “big” enough?...
