by Emily J. Pitman | Aug 25, 2025 | Coaching, Journey, Personal Leadership, Vision
Many people know that Marc and I grew up in Maine—and that we now live in South Carolina. When we moved here (ten years ago this summer!), it wasn’t because we had any certainty. We were moving to a place that ticked the boxes on what we were looking for (homeschool...
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 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...
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 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...
by Marc A. Pitman | Feb 14, 2025 | Goals, Personal Leadership
Last week, my son asked what systems my wife and I were using for journaling and productivity. I haven’t written about my system recently and I think my answer may be helpful to you too. My current bi-weekly sprint system Great question. Especially with the goal...
by Marc A. Pitman | Jan 10, 2025 | CEO/Executive Directors, Organizational Leadership, Personal Leadership
This week, as I helped facilitate a board retreat, something magical happened. The Leadership Journey and Leading an Organization I was describing the Leader’s Journey and how feeling doubt as a board member doesn’t mean you’re not a good fit for the...
by Emily J. Pitman | Jan 4, 2025 | Personal Leadership
When you meet a new ‘natural’ time border, do you spend your time looking forward? Backward? Inward? Outward? I remember when I was learning to drive, the alarm when my instructor took me to learn to drive on Interstate 95. His directions for merging included...
by Emily J. Pitman | Jul 31, 2024 | Journey, Personal Leadership
“Becoming a leader is synonymous with becoming yourself. It is precisely that simple, and it’s also that difficult.” Warren Bennis as quoted in Your Body is Your Brain Let’s Read Our local chapter of the International Coach Federation (ICF-SC) has chosen to read...
