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Why Great Leaders Stop Being Right So Quickly conscious leadership effective communication emotional intelligence executive presence influence as a leader leadership blog leadership coaching leadership habits leadership timing speaking too soon leadership Sep 24, 2025

 

There’s a reflex most leaders carry—one they rarely question.

It’s the impulse to answer.
To solve.
To be right.

And often… they are right.

But here's the trap: when you're quick to speak, your vo...

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What “Sorry” Reveals About Your Team’s Culture accountability in teams emotional intelligence executive coaching high performing teams leadership coaching leadership development leadership habits team communication team performance workplace culture Sep 09, 2025

In a recent post, I shared that you can learn more about a team’s performance by observing it than you ever could through surveys or reports.

Here’s a simple example: listen to how a team uses the wo...

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Lead with the Brain in Mind: The Leadership Advantage Most Ignore behaviour change brain limitations conscious leadership emotional intelligence executive coaching leadership coaching leadership habits neuroscience and leadership team performance workplace performance Sep 07, 2025

 

Most people accept that the human brain has natural limits. But here’s the surprising truth: very few can name what those limits are—or explain how they quietly shape our day-to-day behaviour.

For...

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The Forgotten Innovation Lesson Every Leader Needs to Hear emotional intelligence empowering teams executive coaching innovation leadership leadership coaching leadership habits problem solving team performance workplace culture Sep 05, 2025

Long before Google existed, there was The Daily Telegraph’s Information Bureau.

Set up in 1948, it was staffed by a team of highly educated women who could track down anything—facts, statistics, hist...

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Are You Leading Through Someone Else’s Fear? behaviour change conscious leadership emotional intelligence executive coaching inherited fear leadership coaching leadership habits leadership under pressure mindset patterns risk tolerance Sep 04, 2025

We all carry stories that shape how we lead.

Some of those stories we’ve chosen. But others?
They were passed down—quietly, and often without us noticing.

You’ve probably heard the phrase:

“We inh...

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Why Just Showing Up Isn’t Enough: The Leadership Lesson I Learned from Walking My Dogs emotional intelligence eq for leaders executive coaching leadership coaching leadership development leadership habits leadership presence performance coaching team engagement trust and performance Sep 03, 2025

When I coach leaders, one of the most common blind spots I see is the assumption that presence is enough. That being in the room, sending the email, attending the meeting, or showing up on the call me...

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The One Thing That Quietly Kills Team Performance blind spots conscious leadership effective communication emotional intelligence eq executive coaching high-performing teams leadership leadership development leadership growth leadership habits mindset shift reactive habits self-awareness team performance Aug 04, 2025

It's not laziness.
It’s not bad intentions.
And it’s definitely not a lack of effort.

The real issue?
Blind spots.

I was reminded of this again last week while working with a brilliant leadership team ...

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