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...
by Emily J. Pitman | Nov 5, 2025 | Coaching, Journey, Organizational Leadership, Personal Leadership
Over the past several months, we’ve been traveling together through what we’ve called a Journey Mindset. We began with Possibility, that spark of imagination that calls us forward even when the path isn’t clear. We noticed Patterns, the steady rhythms and quiet...
by Emily J. Pitman | Oct 22, 2025 | Focus, Journey, Organizational Leadership, Personal Leadership
Marc and I have a secret trick that we use whenever we move, go on vacation, or take on a big house project. We always keep a deck of cards nearby. Our cards of choice include UNO, Skip-Bo, or a standard deck that we can play Cribbage with. We don’t always play, but...
by Emily J. Pitman | Oct 7, 2025 | Coaching, Journey, Organizational Leadership, Personal Leadership
When Marc and I first used the phrase “co-pilgrims on an unknown journey together, for an unspecified length of time,” we didn’t realize how deeply true that language would become. We used it lightly at first — a poetic alternative to “dating.” Over time, it has...
by Emily J. Pitman | Sep 24, 2025 | Coaching, Journey, Personal Leadership
In this series, we’ve been exploring what it looks like to approach leadership with a journey mindset. Journeys begin with possibility, and they move through recognizable patterns. But along the way, they also invite surprises. Sometimes those surprises feel...
by Emily J. Pitman | Sep 10, 2025 | Coaching, Organizational Leadership, Personal Leadership
This article is part of a larger series exploring leadership with a journey mindset. Journeys invite us to see leadership not as a fixed destination, but as an unfolding process—one that begins with possibility, moves through challenges, and opens up new perspectives...
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....
