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.
Your Story Is Your Superpower – Why Writing a Book Creates Lifelong Influence
Every one of us carries a story, one shaped by our experiences, challenges, victories, failures, and the lessons only life can teach. Yet most people underestimate the power of their story. They assume...
The Hidden Work That Builds Success – A View From the Conductor’s Podium
We like to imagine success as the result of obvious things, talent, intelligence, timing, maybe a bit of luck if we’re being honest. In music, leadership, business, and almost every ambitious pursuit...
Why Cultural Intelligence Is the Next Competitive Advantage
The future of leadership will not be defined by how much we know, but by how deeply we understand one another. In an increasingly connected world, success depends less on technical expertise and more...
5 Ways High-Performing Leaders Communicate With Alignment and Authenticity
Most professionals weren’t trained to communicate, they were trained to comply. They learned how to avoid conflict, look agreeable, and keep the peace, even when it cost them their credibility, confidence...
Unwrap Your Voice – A Thought Leader’s Gift to Their Audience
Your voice is more than content, it is leadership in action. This article explores how thought leaders across industries use authenticity, courage, and clarity to inspire trust, spark change, and leave a lasting
The Temples Remember You – Why Multidimensional Healers Are Being Called Back Now
I visited Egypt once in my twenties, a holiday that planted a seed I couldn’t yet name. But it was years later, during a profound quantum jump inside the Great Pyramid, that everything shifted. In...
High-Road Leadership – Why Lowering Your Standards Isn’t Kind, It’s Confusing
That quote stopped me mid-scroll. While I may not have cheered for Nick the football coach (I’m an Auburn grad, War Eagle!), I couldn’t ignore the truth behind his words. In leadership, we often confuse kindness with comfort.
Clarity Does Not Disappear, Capacity Does – Why Leaders Lose Access Under Pressure
Senior leaders do not lose clarity because they suddenly become indecisive. They lose clarity because their capacity collapses. This distinction matters more than most leadership frameworks will ever admit.
The Economy of Access – Why Being "Choosy" Is Your Greatest Asset
We’ve entered a version of business where storytelling and personal branding go hand in hand. Perhaps it has always been that way, but today, being seen as a premium asset by potential clients...
Mindful Web Design – Incorporating Mindfulness Principles into Your Digital Presence
In a digital world designed for speed, noise, and constant stimulation, mindful web design offers a powerful alternative. It invites brands to slow down, lead with intention, and create online experiences...
The White House Just Validated Your AI Strategy – Are You Compliant as a Business Leader
The message coming from Washington, D.C. is crystal clear: Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer an optional experiment or a concept for the distant future. It has officially matured into a core...
The Cost of Deciding Before the Brain Is Ready
Modern leadership culture rewards speed. Decisiveness is praised. Action is celebrated. Delay is often treated with suspicion. “Just do it” has become shorthand for confidence, capability, and...
Nice People, Broken System – Why Your Culture Work Isn’t Working
Executives who treat culture as “how nicely people are treated” or “how fun the place feels” are flying blind. Culture is the system of structures, processes, and shared habits that either amplifies...
Why Brilliant Managers Become Invisible – The Billion-Dollar Cost of The David Syndrome
In the quiet, high-stakes atmosphere of the corporate boardroom, a recurring tragedy plays out, one that costs the global economy trillions but remains largely undiagnosed. It begins with a celebration...
Think Like a Greek – The Ancient Art of Everyday Courage
The ancient Greeks had a very particular way of defining courage. It wasn’t the stuff of battlefield glory or dramatic quests. It wasn’t reserved for epic tales or heroic legends. Instead, they believed...
How To Transform Your Emotional Intelligence Through Coaching with Horses
Emotional patterns shape how you lead, communicate, and relate, often outside conscious awareness. Direct, embodied experiences can reveal these patterns and bring insight more...
From Chaos to Clarity – 10 Steps to Build Your Next-Year Personal Leadership Agenda
Too many leaders find themselves trapped in the daily grind of compliance, conflict, talent gaps, and administration overload. Most “annual plans” fade as soon as competing priorities surface...
The Dojo of the Small Business Owner – Finding Balance and Purpose
The setting of The Karate Kid is the humble dojo and Mr. Miyagi’s yard, not a corporate boardroom or a venture capital pitch meeting. Yet, the lessons taught there form the backbone of sustainable...
The Hidden Power of Mentorship – How the Right Guide Accelerates Your Evolution
Learn why investing in mentorship in energy, presence, and resources reshapes identity, activates wealth consciousness, and expands self-concept. Julie Cloutier explains how to choose a mentor who resonates...
What Ancient Wisdom Can Teach Us About Modern Leadership
True leadership is not found in how loudly one speaks or how quickly one acts. It lives in the unseen spaces between decisions, where awareness, restraint, and presence shape everything that follows.
The Year That Tested Humanity – Leadership Lessons from 2025 and the Road Ahead to 2026
In this insightful reflection on 2025, Luis Vicente García explores the profound leadership lessons borne from a year of crises. As the world navigates disruption and transformation, he emphasizes how...
Why the First Draft Must Be Reckless, and Why Leaders Need This Skill Too
Most leaders were trained to avoid mistakes. We reward polish, certainty, and strategic thinking. We praise clarity, confidence, and competence. Somewhere along the way, many high-achieving...
Would You Still Pursue Excellence with No Public Recognition or Awards?
This is not a rhetorical question. It is a leadership test. Strip away the applause. Remove the recognition, the awards, the titles, the public accolades, and any visible validation. If no one...
How Good Are You on a Bad Day?
If I’m not in the best of moods, so what? We’ve all been there. You wake up on the wrong side of the bed, spill coffee on your shirt, get stuck in traffic, or receive that one email that just pushes you over...
Overcoming the Fear of Asking – Why Seeking Support Is a Strength, Not a Weakness
In every industry, from technology to healthcare to entrepreneurship, one truth remains universal, the people who rise are not the ones who know everything, but the ones who ask.
The Courage to Name Your Peak
What if the next level of your life begins with the courage to name it? This article explores how vision, clarity, and the endures framework help high performers rise with purpose, energy, and sustainable success.
The Age of Distraction Is Breaking Leaders – Your Soul Didn’t Sign Up For This
On paper, today’s high-achieving leader looks unstoppable. The title shines, the calendar stays booked, and everyone has them on speed dial as the unofficial “In Case of Emergency” for work...
7 Steps to Start The New Year With Real Confidence Instead Of Forced Motivation
January has a way of making capable, high-achieving people feel behind before the year even begins. Many enter the new year already exhausted from the previous one, yet feel pressure to...
The Future Is Female – How Women Are Redefining the Way We Lead
For decades, leadership looked a certain way – decisive, assertive, unshakably stoic. Power meant control. Authority meant distance. Success meant sacrifice. But something is changing. Across boardrooms...
The 2026 Talent Crisis – Why Your Senior Female Leaders Are Planning Their Exit and How to Stop It
By the time January arrives, the decisions have already been made. While leadership teams focus on forecasts, budgets, and strategy decks, many senior female leaders use the year-end pause to...
Rising With Confidence – A Starter Guide for Emerging Women Leaders
Stepping into leadership for the first time can feel both exciting and unsettling. Suddenly, expectations rise, visibility increases, and self-doubt may quietly sneak in. Especially for women leaders...
The Invisible Identity Crisis of Motherhood
Motherhood is one of the most life-changing transformations a woman can experience. It reshapes not only daily life, but also how you see yourself and the world around you. At its core, it is an...
Debrief & Declare – The Keys to Closing Your Gap
Embark on the transformative journey of closing the gap between your current life and your aspirations. This article guides you through a process of self-assessment, debriefing your current state, and...
Your Shoulders Decide More Than Your Words Ever Will
You can walk into a room with a decade of experience, a sharp strategy in your head, and your talking points polished to perfection… and still be misread in under a second. Not because you’re...
Business Elite’s '40 Under 40' Recognises Sadé for Her Impact on Modern Luxury & Mental-Health Advocacy
When Sadé was honoured as a Business Elite’s “40 Under 40” Honoree in Sydney, the recognition represented far more than entrepreneurial excellence. It celebrated a woman whose journey, from her Zimbabwean...
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...
How to Build Trust in the Workplace
Trust is often framed in terms of integrity. However, integrity alone does not create trust. Trust is also shaped by relationships and the culture people experience day to day. When work becomes overly...
What Leadership Development Really Means (Hint – It’s Not About Titles)
Leadership development is often misunderstood. In many organizations, it’s tied to promotions, certifications, formal programs, or high-profile projects. While those experiences can be valuable, they only...
Safety – The Foundation of Every High-Performing Workplace Even if No One Talks About It
Most organizations want the same things: better communication, stronger performance, fewer mistakes, and teams that actually work well together. The irony? All of those goals depend on...
Commit to Yourself – Building the Most Powerful Relationship to Lead with Growth, Presence, and Grace
Promise yourself a powerful relationship because it’s the most important bond you’ll ever forge. Leadership isn’t just about power, it’s about presence. For women, especially, leadership is an act of...
How Safe Leadership Damages Teams
If you’ve ever walked into a workplace that looks organized but feels like a funeral, you've met the silent killer of modern teams: safe leadership. Not safety as in lockout tags and PPE, that stuff saves lives.
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...
You Don’t Need a Crown to Have Gravitas – Why Authority Is a Choice, Not a Title
What gives someone gravitas? Most people assume it comes from seniority or status, the job grade, the title on your email signature, or the visible signals that suggest influence. But these are surface...
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).
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