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Women Leaders Who Learned to Break the Code
In 2012, American lawyer and politician Reshma Saujani started a nonprofit called Girls Who Code. “Coding,” explains Saujani in her 2016 TED Talk, is “an endless process of trial and error, of trying to get the right command in the right place with sometimes just a...
3 Secrets to a Successful Leadership Retreat
Are you a member of this club? The one where you spend 2-3 mind-numbing days in an over air-conditioned conference room with no natural light trying to creatively solve your organization’s most challenging problems? By the end of the last day, your brain is fried from...
5 Takeaways After 5 Years as CEO of a Leadership Consulting Firm
Taking you from what is to what is possible. That has been our core purpose since Center for Executive Excellence was founded on this day in 2013. Since launching our firm five years ago, we have served more than 300 clients, built a social media following of over 20,400,...
The 4 Steps to Extraordinary Productivity in 2018
Remember the days when someone asked you, “How’s it going?” “Fine,” was your auto-response. “Fine” was code for, “I have a lot on my plate both personally and professionally right now, but unless you have an hour to listen, I don’t think you want me to get into...
How to Bounce Back from a Negative 360 Review
It’s been said that feedback is the breakfast of champions. In my work as a leadership consultant, clients often tell me that they welcome feedback on their performance. In reality, however, negative feedback can go down like a bowl of cold, lumpy oatmeal. Nobody likes...
10 Ways to Assess Reality Correctly as a Leader by Dr. Tony Baron
Over the past 10 years, I have been honored to explore and debate the essence of power with Dr. Tony Baron. Specifically, how power impacts leadership, how leadership impacts culture, and, ultimately, how culture impacts performance. With a double doctorate in psychology...
Meet the Elite Leadership Vanguard Ready to Drop Into Your Organization
Some of the most rewarding hours I spent in 2017 were those working as a pro bono Executive Coach for The Honor Foundation (THF). This San Diego-based non-profit helps former Navy SEALs and other elite U.S. Special Operations Forces transition out of military service and...
Our 10 Most Popular Blog Posts of 2017
It's hard to believe that 2017 is almost over. But before we dive into 2018, we took a look back at which of this year’s posts got the most social media traffic. The most popular posts covered how to lead through change while keeping our egos in check and employees...
3 Simple Techniques to Beat Holiday Stress
Holidays. They really are the best of times and the worst of times. The end-of-year holidays are certainly a happy time for most of us, but the stress of the season puts many of us on such an edge that we wish it would all just go away. A recent article published in The...
6 Leadership Books for Your Christmas Wish List
Hoping to catch up on your reading over the holidays? Why not put some of the top titles of 2017 on your wish list? We’ve curated a collection of books published in 2017 that stand out from the pack. These titles aren't only for CEO’s. Some are deeply reported feats of...
5 Children’s Books to Add to Your Leadership Library
Leadership can be complex. It’s especially true this time of the year when we’re focused on tying up annual goals and planning for a strong 2018. It’s easy to get caught up in the busy-ness of it all and forget about the people-side of leadership. As an antidote to the...
The 6 Principles of Humility, by Dr. Tony Baron
Over the past 10 years, I have been honored to explore and debate the essence of power with Dr. Tony Baron. Specifically, how power impacts leadership, how leadership impacts culture, and, ultimately, how culture impacts performance. With a double doctorate in...