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Appendicitis was not on my bingo card 🙃
I do not know where September went. If you’ve been following along, the month started in my sweet spot. I spent two days in Atlanta leading the Awareness to Action Retreat with six powerhouse leaders. Then I recorded a 5-episode
September is almost gone
This month I shared four fascinating findings from our data on 500+ high-capacity leaders. 48% score lowest in Physical, the foundation everything else runs on. Purpose is high. Fuel is low. Leaders score 9.0 on meaning and 5.5 on breathing.
The thing your strongest leaders aren’t saying
Of all the findings from our 500+ leader data set, this one is the sneakiest. And the most costly. “I have trustworthy guides actively supporting me” averaged 6.0 out of 10. Sixth lowest of all statements we track. This has
The most crowded room in leadership
Two weeks ago I told you that 48% of leaders score lowest in Physical. Last week I showed you the gap between purpose and fuel. Today’s finding is the one that tends to cause head scratching and eyes bulging. 🤔
You’re not running out of purpose
Last week I shared the first finding from our data on 500+ high-capacity leaders. 48% score lowest in Physical. Nearly half. Today I want to show you WHY. When you put the highest and lowest scoring statements from our full
What 500+ leaders have told us
We have been assessing high-capacity leaders since 2020. Over five hundred of them have now completed a version of our Lead Whole Assessment. And what the data keeps saying is something I cannot stop thinking about as we head into
“I can’t do it” … YET
Last week I had dinner with some women in our community. These monthly dinners have become meaningful gatherings of like-minded leaders contributing in beautiful ways in this world. Toward the end of the dinner, one of them was describing a
3 words keeping you STUCK
Consistently, it’s one of the first things out of my clients’ mouths. When I ask what they want. What decision they need to make next. How they are feeling in the moment. Almost immediately they say… “I don’t know.” Here’s
Lonely at the top?!
Were you taught that leadership is lonely? I was. And it’s one of the great lies of modern leadership. 😤 It’s not. Leadership is influence. Leadership is taking people to new places. Leadership is making an impact. Leadership is a
My time travel advice to you…
A new coaching client said that to me last week. It was within the first 30-minutes of our first call. She wasn’t shaming herself. She was confessing that there’s never the perfect time to do what we know we need
This won’t make sense … until you do it!
Pulling back isn’t going backward. It’s strategic. Like an arrow in a bow, the further you pull it back in the bow, aim it in the right direction, and hold the tension… the faster it flies when you release it.
Do Not DIY This…
Last month I started a new coaching program for myself. I know. I KNOW. You might think I’d have it all figured out by now. 😉 But here’s what I’ve learned after 25 years of doing this work: the leaders who
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