by Marc A. Pitman | Jan 21, 2026 | CEO/Executive Directors
In my conversations with private coaching clients, when I say “you’ll need to follow up up to 12 times,” I often see dismay on people’s faces. 12 times?! Some intrepid clients then ask for the exact steps, the precise formula for those 12...
by Marc A. Pitman | Jan 12, 2026 | CEO/Executive Directors
As a leader, you have so much coming at you. Demands. Obligations. Emergencies. It’s easy to fall into an “answer every question” mode – like you’re playing a game of Whack-A-Mole. (No offense to moles.) Did you realize your answers may...
by Marc A. Pitman | Nov 25, 2025 | CEO/Executive Directors, Organizational Leadership
As a leader, it’s easy to think you need to have all the answers. After all, people are asking you lots of questions. They’re looking to you for guidance and direction. And for most of your formative years – grade school, high school, college, early...
by Marc A. Pitman | Oct 15, 2025 | CEO/Executive Directors
Ever feel like a magnet is pulling you through life—and you’re not sure who chose it? I was talking with a client recently who described her week as “being dragged from meeting to meeting.” She wasn’t choosing her days. She was reacting to...
by CLG Admin | Sep 10, 2025 | CEO/Executive Directors
Originally published in my Follow Up Friday newsletter – a weekly reflection on leadership, relationships, and living with intention. I’m writing this while preparing for my dad’s celebration of life service. His was one of the three unexpected...
by Marc A. Pitman | Sep 4, 2025 | CEO/Executive Directors, Organizational Leadership, Personal Leadership
As we enter the final stretch of 2025, leaders everywhere are asking: how can we finish the year well? For many, the temptation is to push harder and do more. But our Quadrant 3 Leadership (Q3LC) alumni know that sustainable success doesn’t come from frantic activity....
by Marc A. Pitman | Sep 2, 2025 | CEO/Executive Directors
Just had one of those meetings that reminded me why first impressions are so darn stubborn. Picture this: Seven months. Seven months of me repeatedly reinforcing new communication protocols with a remote team. Seven months of them nodding, saying “yes,”...
by Marc A. Pitman | Jul 29, 2025 | CEO/Executive Directors
When I started my first salaried job, I was excited and thought it would be like my previous work. I started working at 14 mowing lawns and working in fast food. I even had started my own entrepreneurial endeavors. So, at 23, I thought I was ready. I remember my...
by Marc A. Pitman | Jun 25, 2025 | CEO/Executive Directors, Organizational Leadership, Personal Leadership
I recently was talking with a CEO who said something that stuck with me: “Marc, I spend my days solving everyone else’s problems, but who do I talk to about mine?” Sound familiar? Leadership is lonely. You’re expected to have all the answers,...
by Marc A. Pitman | Jun 11, 2025 | CEO/Executive Directors, Personal Leadership
In leadership, it’s natural to start by doing what you’ve seen others do. We call that “Quadrant 1.” When that doesn’t work, you try fixing what’s broken with yourself. But some leaders get to a point where they get tired of the...
