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...
by Marc A. Pitman | Apr 9, 2024 | CEO/Executive Directors, Organizational Leadership, Personal Leadership
Are you feeling fatigued? Inexplicably tired? Did you realize that “keeping your options open” can be draining you? Leadership coach Kim Nicol did a great post on LinkedIn. She starts the post with: One of the most exhausting things is delaying making a...
by Marc A. Pitman | Feb 27, 2024 | Organizational Leadership, Personal Leadership, Vision
Today’s issue of the Anti-Racism Daily email was called “Broaden your bookshelves.” The invitation was to look at your bookshelves and see if the authors are as diverse as you think they are. Then to look and see if the books by the authors of color...
by Marc A. Pitman | Jan 11, 2024 | CEO/Executive Directors, Organizational Leadership, Personal Leadership
Have you ever been a “long time listener, first time caller”? That was me on this episode of the Whiskey, Jazz and Leadership Podcast! I was honored to get to talk with Galen Bingham about life, leadership, coaching, jazz, and – of course –...
by Concord Leadership Group Contributor | Nov 3, 2022 | Guest Post, Personal Leadership, Public Speaking
Storytelling is often seen as one of the most effective strategies to improve customer engagement because stories are estimated to be about 22 times more memorable than facts alone. They create an emotional connection with your audience, helping your message stick in...
by Marc A. Pitman | Sep 16, 2022 | Personal Leadership
Have you ever gone through an experience that you thought scarred you? One that you felt completely defined you in a negative light? Maybe you were fired. Or you had a business fail. You’ve come to think of these scars as something that changes how people see...
by Marc A. Pitman | Sep 9, 2022 | CEO/Executive Directors, Personal Leadership
Have you ever done business with someone and then feel like they’ve ghosted you? You thought things went well, they seemed to like you, but now they don’t reply to anything? Even things they’d promised to respond to? Yesterday, I got to spend the day...
by Marc A. Pitman | Aug 18, 2022 | CEO/Executive Directors, Organizational Leadership, Personal Leadership
Leaders tend to hide our problems. We realize most people are more interested in their problems than ours. And sometimes we find sharing our issues becomes a weapon others use against us. So we build up a habit of hiding. Listening to La’Vista Jone’s BOSS...
by Marc A. Pitman | Feb 15, 2022 | CEO/Executive Directors, Coach Certification, Organizational Leadership, Personal Leadership
In our current Quadrant 3 Leadership Cohort, we’ve been talking about personality, abilities, and habits. Over the course of a few classes we’ve looked at the Enneagram, the Highlands Ability Battery, assessments like DISC, and the various ways we use...
by Marc A. Pitman | Oct 26, 2021 | Coach Certification, Organizational Leadership, Personal Leadership
Last week in our Quadrant 3 Leadership Coach Certification class, we were talking about how to help clients and direct reports clarify their values and start drafting their personal mission statements. Trying on Values One thing I love about this class is the varied...
