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 Concord Leadership Group Contributor | Aug 22, 2025 | Guest Post, Organizational Leadership, Staff Relations, Strategic Plan
When patients visit your medical practice, they see your front-office staff members and their physicians. What they don’t see is all the work that goes on behind the scenes that ensures your practice continues to run smoothly and in compliance with local and federal...
by Emily J. Pitman | Jul 30, 2025 | Coaching, Organizational Leadership, Personal Leadership
Introducing A Blog Series from Emily When Marc and I began “dating,” we were both tangled in a web of well-meaning but toxic purity culture expectations. High achievers to the core, we were doing our best to follow all the right rules—but rarely checked in with our...
by Concord Leadership Group Contributor | Jun 30, 2025 | Guest Post, Organizational Leadership, Staff Relations, Strategic Plan
In many industries across both the for-profit and nonprofit sectors, remote and hybrid work environments are the new normal. However, keeping employees engaged when they aren’t coming into the office every day has remained a consistent challenge for all types of...
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 Concord Leadership Group Contributor | Jun 23, 2025 | Guest Post, Organizational Leadership, Staff Relations, Strategic Plan
Talent acquisition has always been a key driver of organizational success, but it has become increasingly complex in recent years. To keep up, companies must adapt how they attract and hire talent. After all, employees today seek more than just a paycheck—they want...
by Concord Leadership Group Contributor | Jun 16, 2025 | Guest Post, Organizational Leadership, Strategic Plan
Many small businesses struggle to navigate the peaks and valleys in demand for their products and services throughout the year. Allocating staff during peak times can feel chaotic and overwhelming, while stretching your cash reserves during lulls in business requires...
by Marc A. Pitman | May 29, 2025 | CEO/Executive Directors, Organizational Leadership, Personal Leadership
The CEO looked exhausted. Three major team members had just given notice in the same week, the board was breathing down her neck about revenue projections, and she’d just learned that her biggest competitor had landed the client she’d been courting for...
by Concord Leadership Group Contributor | Apr 3, 2025 | Guest Post, Organizational Leadership, Strategic Plan
Small businesses have to work harder out of the gate to earn customers’ trust. After all, with limited sales and brand presence, many consumers may be understandably wary of your business. To mitigate their caution and encourage them to visit your business frequently,...
by Emily J. Pitman | Mar 26, 2025 | Coach Certification, Organizational Leadership, Personal Leadership, Q3LC Coaches
I’ve been a leader all my life.I wouldn’t have dared to say that until this past weekend, when I was going through old papers and found a note from Miss Fogg on my first-grade report card (circa 197-something). She wrote that she looked forward to watching me continue...