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Finding Management Courage

Episode 240

A vice president, struggling to control his team of artists, learns a technique for managing bad behavior from his coach. He likes it so much, he use…

2 years, 6 months ago

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5 Strategies for Dealing with Narcissists

Episode 239

A leader is so furious with his self-absorbed boss, he considers quitting the company. He asks his coach to help him manage himself and defuse his tr…

2 years, 6 months ago

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Leading with Political Savvy – Part 2

Tired of losing to more savvy players, a leader seeks to decode the secrets of playing politics, focusing particularly on company culture.

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2 years, 7 months ago

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Leading with Political Savvy – Part 1

Episode 237

A leader feels stuck. She sees others winning resources she felt should have been hers, but she hates playing politics. What to do?

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2 years, 9 months ago

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Building Consensus – Savvy or Sin?

Episode 236

A leader, surrounded by people she knows and trusts, can’t seem to get traction with them. In conversation with her coach, she discovers an unexpecte…

2 years, 10 months ago

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The Conflict Resolution Wheel

Episode 235

A co-founder, at odds with his partner (also his best friend!), reaches out to his coach for help saving the business and the friendship. 

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2 years, 10 months ago

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Essential Skills that Shaped a Leader

Episode 234

A senior leader, having risen through the ranks, ends her coaching engagement by comparing notes with her coach about the skills that have helped her…

3 years ago

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Taming the Defensiveness Dragon

Episode 233

At the end of her rope, a leader asks her coach for help managing a direct report who, she says, is the most defensive person she’s ever met. 

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3 years, 1 month ago

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Unlocking Executive Presence through Emotional Intelligence

Episode 232

During her first C-suite years, a leader burned a lot of bridges. Her boss, who’d traveled a similar path, gets her a coach and sets only one goal: r…

3 years, 1 month ago

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Staying Afloat in a Shitstorm

Episode 231

A highly effective leader finds herself in the middle of a terrible mess, not of her own making. When her coach marvels at her ability to stay calm a…

3 years, 2 months ago

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