Excitement Is Not a Plan
But it is useful data.
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Being Isn’t Enough: Why Great Leadership Often Goes Unrecognized
Despite what you’ve heard, actions don’t necessarily speak for themselves.
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Over-Functioning: When Being a “Dependable Leader” Becomes a Hidden Risk
Over-functioning often looks like strong leadership, but it can quietly undermine accountability, growth, and even our own emotional well-being.
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“Let Others Own Their Inaction”: A Leadership Lesson I Didn’t Know I Needed
Sometimes the leadership move that matters most isn’t stepping in to fix the problem, but stepping back long enough to let others own their inaction—and the consequences that come with it.
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When (and Why) Leaders Should Use 360° Feedback
360 feedback can surface leadership patterns you can’t see on your own, especially as roles get more senior and feedback gets quieter.
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The Two Skills Every Chief of Staff Must Master
There are many skills that make a strong Chief of Staff—but two show up again and again as true force multipliers…
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From Strengths to Traps: How Chiefs of Staff Can Avoid Slipping Back into Specialist Mode
⏱️ 3 min read One of the most common challenges I see with new Chiefs of Staff is this: you step into the role with deep expertise from a past life — finance, operations, communications, project management, you name it. That’s part of what makes you valuable. But it can also be the very thing
30 Questions You Can Ask in Your First 30 Days as Chief of Staff
When you step into the Chief of Staff role, the temptation to jump in and start fixing things is strong. After all, you were hired (or promoted) to make the organization run better. But here’s the truth: your first 30 days aren’t about fixing. They’re about learning. This is the moment to listen, gather perspective,
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5 Reasons to Make the Chief of Staff Title Official (Instead of De Facto)
Recently, in a coaching conversation with a CEO, we explored a familiar question: Should we formalize our Chief of Staff role, or just keep it as-is? Like many leaders, they had a trusted right-hand person already operating in a de facto Chief of Staff capacity. But the team didn’t know them by that title, and
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4 Tools to Align a Fractured Leadership Team
We’ve all been in those meetings. Everyone agrees on the goals. The strategy is clear enough. But somehow… progress stalls. Decisions get recycled. Follow-through slips. Tensions bubble under the surface. When a leadership team is stuck, it’s rarely because people don’t care. It’s because they don’t have the structure and support to move forward together.
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