by Emily J. Pitman | Feb 11, 2026 | Coaching, Personal Leadership
The first (only?) time Marc and I attempted canoeing together wasn’t pretty. I was in my second trimester of pregnancy. We had been married for just four years. And we were leading a camping trip with a dozen high school students from the boarding school where we had...
by Emily J. Pitman | Jan 29, 2026 | Board Members, Organizational Leadership, Personal Leadership
Some of the hardest leadership moments come when you don’t have the authority to decide. You’re not the one running the meeting. You don’t get the final say. Your name isn’t on the door—or the org chart. And yet, you feel the weight of what’s happening. You notice...
by Emily J. Pitman | Jan 14, 2026 | Focus, Identity, Middle Managers, Organizational Leadership, Personal Leadership
Living Leadership that Fits There are seasons when leadership is obvious. A title is given. A decision is public. A role is clearly defined. People know who is “in charge.” And then there are seasons – often longer ones – when leadership is quieter and...
by Emily J. Pitman | Dec 18, 2025 | Coach Certification, Coaching, Journey, Organizational Leadership, Personal Leadership, Q3LC Coaches
If you’ve been around Concord Leadership Group for any amount of time, you’ve heard us talk about Q3LC—Quadrant 3 Leadership Coach Certification. This program grew directly out of Marc’s book, The Surprising Gift of Doubt. From that work, we developed a ten-week...
by Emily J. Pitman | Dec 3, 2025 | Coaching, Organizational Leadership, Personal Leadership
I have an aquarium in my office. Right now, it holds one small fish and one persistent snail. The tank needs a clean and a top-up of water. I know this. And yet… I’ve been enjoying the soft background sound of water dribbling from the filter into the tank. It’s...
