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Top 10 Qualities to Look for in a Leadership Coach

Top 10 Qualities to Look for in a Leadership Coach

by Leading by DESIGN | Feb 26, 2026 | Leading Yourself

  Hiring a leadership coach can feel like a big leap.   Maybe you’ve hit a point where your role has outgrown your current skill set. Maybe you’re leading a team for the first time. Or maybe you’re already a strong leader, but you know you could be better,...
Epic Vice: Human Hubris

Epic Vice: Human Hubris

by Sean Townshend | Feb 25, 2026 | Being a Person Worth Following, Leading Yourself, Listening

  In the late 1800s, Max Planck was advised by a professor to not become a theoretical physicist because the professor argued that physics was almost fully understood with very little else to discover. Fortunately for all of us, Max disregarded this advice out of...
What to Do If You’re Not Clicking with Your Leadership Coach

What to Do If You’re Not Clicking with Your Leadership Coach

by Leading by DESIGN | Feb 4, 2026 | Leading Yourself, Leaning into Healthy Conflict

Have you felt like something feels off every time you meet with your leadership coach, and you can’t quite put your finger on it?  You’re trying to grow. You’re showing up to every session. But the chemistry isn’t there, and you’re worried about wasting time, money,...
You’ve Got to Say Inspired

You’ve Got to Say Inspired

by Chris Marlink | Jun 6, 2025 | Being a Person Worth Following, Casting Vision, Leading Yourself, Living Systems, News & Events

Even the most visionary leader, committed to a purpose that excites and motivates them, can get bogged down and tired: churn among team members, an unexpected illness, a downturn in the economy, or a challenge on the home front all make focus and longevity difficult....
What Can Childhood Passions Teach You About Your Work?

What Can Childhood Passions Teach You About Your Work?

by Chris Marlink | May 6, 2025 | Being a Person Worth Following, DoKnowBe Tree, Leading Yourself

I was recently loaned a copy of David Whyte’s book Crossing the Unknown Sea: Work as a Pilgrimage of Identity, and was struck by a passage on how the interests, passions, and intuitions of our childhood can function as keys to unlocking our most meaningful work as...
How Do Leaders Develop Discernent?

How Do Leaders Develop Discernent?

by Chris Marlink | Apr 1, 2025 | Building a Great Team, Innovation, Leading Yourself, Listening, Perspective/Blindness

How do great leaders seem to consistently make the right decision? Where does this internal compass, this discernment come from? And importantly, how can leaders strengthen their own discernment muscles? I recently had the opportunity to host a conversation about...
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