by Emily J. Pitman | Jun 18, 2026 | Coaching, Goals
We’re halfway through 2026. The calendar has been marked up. Life has happened. Some things you planned for came through exactly as you pictured. Others didn’t. Some goals that felt electric in December feel a little different now — not bad, just...
by Emily J. Pitman | May 6, 2026 | Organizational Leadership, Personal Leadership
There is something deeply satisfying about checking a box. A task completed. A project moved forward. A visible sign that progress is being made. I understand the appeal. Marc and I have been using Zoho Projects to manage our work together. It gives us structure,...
by Emily J. Pitman | Apr 22, 2026 | Coaching, Organizational Leadership, Personal Leadership
What creative process teaches us about leading through uncertainty Here is something most leadership books won’t tell you: clarity is rarely where you start. It’s where you end up — and only if you’re willing to tolerate the mess that comes first. In...
by Emily J. Pitman | Apr 8, 2026 | Coaching, Journey, Organizational Leadership, Personal Leadership
I learned to drive on an Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme in the 1980s. I am under five feet tall, and the seat of that car was not built with me in mind. My parents solved this practically and without fanfare: they bought rocking chair cushions and propped me up until I...
by Emily J. Pitman | Mar 25, 2026 | Coaching, Organizational Leadership, Personal Leadership, Storytelling
Something you might not know about me: I love and collect children’s picture books. I don’t mean this in a nostalgic, “I-used-to-read-them-to-my-kids” kind of way. I mean I actively seek them out, I think about them seriously as art and...