My (mostly) weekly thoughts on leadership, high performance, wellbeing and more.

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The best leaders do less

Leadership isn’t about doing it all. It’s about knowing what not to do. The best executives deploy the art of subtraction… here’s how.

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What is executive presence and why does it matter?

Something I hear from leaders approaching their first executive leadership role is their desire to develop more “executive presence”. Quite often, it’s the primary goal in our coaching brief.

So what does “executive presence” even mean, and why does it matter?

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