Over the past two decades, the role of women in corporate leadership has undergone significant transformation. In 2004, only eight women held CEO positions at Fortune 500 companies. By 2024, that number has grown to 52—more than double the number of female CEOs just...
Diversity
Microaggressions in the Workplace: What They Are and How to Address Them as a Leader
As a leader, your job is to cultivate a space where every team member feels valued and respected. This means fostering an environment where diverse perspectives are heard, ideas are openly shared, and every individual feels empowered to reach their full potential....
The Anatomy of an Effective Team
"Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships." – Michael Jordan This quote sums up a fundamental truth in both sports and the corporate world. As an executive, you’ve amassed a team brimming with individual talent. Yet the alchemy of turning...
The Leadership Lexicon: Decoding the Language of Success
Decoding leadership starts with words: words have power. As leaders, it’s our responsibility to choose our words wisely. Every word chosen and every phrase uttered carries weight. It can potentially build or erode trust, enlighten or confuse, motivate or dishearten....
Inclusive Leadership: Ensuring Diverse Perspectives in the Decision-Making Process
"A team is not a group of people who work together. A team is a group of people who trust each other." - Simon Sinek The most underrated tool in a business leader’s arsenal is the diversity of thought within their team. Yes, you heard that right. Not technology, not...
8 Ways to Use Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Your Leadership Development Program
by Julianna Hynes, PhD, PCC Knowing how to hire, develop and retain a diverse workforce is an increasingly important talent for leaders. While many organizations are making significant efforts to reduce bias in their hiring processes and increase the number of women...
Reframing Diversity
Kevin Anthony Johnson, PCC As diversity, inclusion, and equity initiatives are being evaluated, more organizations are grappling with the cultural norms and standards set by predominantly white male leadership. It's time to work on reframing diversity. The words that...
More Tips for Healthy Leadership and Minimizing Burnout (Part 2)
As we wrote in a recent blog, “Tips for Healthy Leadership and Minimizing Burnout,” don’t dismiss any signs of burnout — in yourself or among your employees. It’s real and it can have a devastating impact. Previously, we wrote about how healthy leadership requires a...
Bias and the Brain
By Plum Cluverius, MA/ABS, PCC. Recent events, including but not limited to the killing of George Floyd by a white police officer, have awakened many white Americans to the reality of racism and racial injustice in a way nothing else has. Companies small and large are...
Relationally, Perspectives Matter
By Amanda Zinke, MBA, MSOD, PCC Have you wished you could know better how to approach different people you work with? Or how to work better with a partner? Did you ever debrief a conversation with someone else who was involved and find you had two entirely different...