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...
by Emily J. Pitman | Mar 11, 2026 | Focus, Personal Leadership, Values
How often do you balance your checkbook? I pop into Quicken almost daily — at least during the work week. I’ve found that staying on top of our transactions in small batches is far less overwhelming than letting them accumulate for a week or two at a time. And...
