Leaders cannot help but hear the “voice” in their heads that second-guesses everything they do. The voice that represents everything that could go wrong under their guidance and direction. It is a loud and persistent voice both for new leaders and for those forced out of their comfort zones (all of us). The voice speaks

Attracting high-performing people to any endeavor is challenging. Keeping them is even more difficult. On average, 47 percent of high-performing employees left their companies in 2019, the year before the arrival of COVID-19. In 2021, over 47 million more citizens (just in the US) voluntarily quit their jobs. The replacement of high performers is an

“Overnight success” is an oxymoron (or outright mischaracterization) in most cases. One of the most powerful contexts for this comes from the inimitable Bill Gates. “We always overestimate the change that will occur in the next two years and underestimate the change that will occur in the next ten. Don’t let yourself be lulled into

I was recently contacted by executive coach, interim leader, and outstanding change agent, Michelle DeAngelis, https://www.michelleinc.com/ about speaking to the leadership team of one of her clients on the topic of “scaling leadership.” This sent me on a search to understand why this was an important topic for the management of a global company with