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The Coachability Paradox: Why Success Can Make It Harder to Keep Growing
Early in our careers, we are often acutely aware of how much we don't know.
We ask questions. Seek advice. Watch people who are better than us. Invite correction. We rely on mentors, colleagues, and leaders to help us close the gap between where we are and where we want to be.
Then s...
Sep 23, 2026
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Don’t Get a PhD in Mistakes: How Great Leaders Learn From Failure
More than a decade ago, in a collaboration with Core Bank and EO Nebraska, I had the privilege of moderating a fireside chat with billionaire philanthropist and Omaha corporate legend Walter Scott.
Walter shared many pearls of wisdom that day, but one continues to echo in my memory yea...
Sep 16, 2026
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Everyone Wants Transformation Until Something Has to Break
Transformation is one of those words we love to use in leadership.
Organizations launch transformation initiatives. Executives describe themselves as transformational leaders. Strategic plans promise transformational change.
It sounds bold, visionary, and exciting.
Until something ...
Sep 09, 2026
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Before You Add More, Ask What You Can (Or Should) Stop
Holy smokes, it's September!
2026 is well over half gone. We have just four months left in the year.
Which makes this a good time to remember a simple truth:
If nothing changes, nothing changes.
Here's the thing. High performers are exceptionally good at adding.
➕ A new respons...
Sep 02, 2026
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Leadership Requires Continual Reinvention
Last week, I had the privilege of serving as a visiting professor, speaking with a group of senior physician leaders at a wonderful medical school about one of my favorite leadership topics: identity.
As we explored leadership development together, one idea kept resurfacing. We often p...
Aug 26, 2026
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The Discipline Behind Better Decisions
High-performing leaders don't rely on good judgment alone.
They build processes that make good judgment more reliable.
No matter how experienced, intelligent, or accomplished we become, we're still human.
Emotion, urgency, assumptions, relationships, fatigue, and personal preferenc...
Aug 19, 2026
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The Story We Tell Ourselves About Mentorship
The stories we tell ourselves are powerful. They influence what opportunities we pursue, the risks we take, and even the relationships we build. One story I hear repeatedly from accomplished leaders centers around mentorship.
Not because they don't value it.
They do.
It's because t...
Aug 12, 2026
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When Life Is Difficult, Look For The Lesson
We often describe resilience as the ability to bounce back, to return to where we were before disappointment, failure, or adversity interrupted our plans.
But what if that isn't the goal?
In a thoughtful reflection on resilience, renowned surgeon and academic leader Dr. Julie Freis...
Aug 05, 2026
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A Leadership Best Practice Worth Stealing
One of the unexpected joys of executive coaching is that I'm constantly learning from my clients.
Recently, I began working with a new client, a leader in academic medicine.
Following one of our early coaching conversations, he reached out to share several intentional leadership acti...
Jul 29, 2026
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Why Leadership Growth Always Feels Uncomfortable
Nearly every meaningful opportunity in your career begins at what I call your growth edge.
That is the philosophy behind the name of both this newsletter and my podcast. Leadership growth rarely happens where we feel most competent or comfortable. It happens at the edge of our current ...
Jul 22, 2026
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Ignorance Isn't Bliss. It's a Leadership Liability.
Eight years ago today, I recorded the very first episode of the Growth Edge Leadership Podcast. At the time, I couldn't have imagined the conversations, friendships, learning, and opportunities that would come from simply pressing "record."
Over the past eight years, we've welcomed extraordin...
Jul 21, 2026
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Your Leadership Should Extend Beyond Your Job Title
For most busy professionals, the demands of their current role consume the vast majority of their time, energy, and attention.
That makes sense. Your role deserves your full commitment.
But if your organization becomes the only place you learn, contribute, and grow, your leadership c...
Jul 15, 2026
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