AIM Leadership

After six months of executive coaching, my rockstar client was ready and eagerly anticipating her next role. Unfortunately, she had one thing holding her back. Her talented second-in-command wasn’t ready. Since my client’s promotion hinged on her successor’s ability to step up, she had been giving her successor…
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Look around, and you’ll see some people are thriving. They are embracing challenges and delivering epic results on daily basis. But you’ll also find a lot of people floundering–distracted, overwhelmed, and underperforming. So, what’s the difference? I would argue that what you’re witnessing is the new digital divide.
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For many of us, stress is the new normal. We’ve become so accustomed to the hyper-vigilance of being always on, overextended, and in sprint mode that we often don’t realize the toll stress is taking on us, our energy, our happiness, and our ability to be present.
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Most of us have friends who we rarely see and yet, when we do, find the encounter to be downright awesome.  I recently reconnected with just such a friend and was surprised at just how powerful our connection was after all these years. Scott and I…
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Most accomplished individuals became successful by pushing themselves to the limit. To be successful is to know what it means to stretch yourself and challenge your assumptions. I know it, I’ve lived it, and I see it in the vast majority of my clients. But what if doing…
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Most people agree that the best leaders know how to make difficult decisions, under pressure and even when it means going against the crowd. What many people don’t appreciate is that how leaders make decision early on in their careers is typically very different than how they make…
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Doubt–we all have it at times–but the bigger question is what is the “right amount” and when does doubt work for you rather than against you. While having too much doubt can be paralyzing, a little doubt can be a lifesaver. This is a simple lesson I had…
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If you have a great idea for a business, you are likely not alone. Entrepreneurship is currently on the rise. In fact, according to the Kauffman Index of Entrepreneurial Activity, in 2016, an average of 0.31 percent of the adult population—approximately 540,000 people—switched into self-employment each month.
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