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 they underestimate how meaningful it is for experienced leaders to invest in someone else's growth.
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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 actions he'd taken. Among them was an email he had written to his direct reports after completing the Cl...
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 capacity; where familiar habits no longer solve new challenges, where certainty gives way to curiosi...
