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My Favorite Question for 360 Conversations?
The last: “Is there anything else you’d like to add?” The Magnificent Leadership® Ascension program is designed specifically for bold leaders who want to create a lasting imprint of meaningful…

- Sarah Levitt·
- February 25, 2021 11:15 am·
What Happens When Buddhism Meets Romantic Love?
I don’t know, but we’re going to find out. Straight from my wish list, Polly Young-Eisendrath, author, TED-talker, and couple therapist, is joining me for…

- Sarah Levitt·
- February 24, 2021 9:17 pm·
Archimedes Takes a Tub
You know the story, yes? Mathematician and scientist Archimedes gets into the bathtub and comes out with the formula for volume. Earlier this month in…

- Sarah Levitt·
- February 23, 2021 10:59 am·
- Brand ·
Repetition is Reputation
What are you repeating? Come in from the cold for a brief application conversation to join 2021 Magnificent Leadership® Executive Forum. It’s cozy in this vibrant, trusted learning…

- Sarah Levitt·
- February 22, 2021 12:54 pm·
Raising the Barre — Again
The first time I wrote about barre class and my favorite teacher, Maureen, was pre-pandemic. Two months in, I’d begun to get the gist of…

- Sarah Levitt·
- February 21, 2021 1:55 pm·
Le Week-End
A bit fatigued? Frayed around the edges? Know that you’re in good company. Just about everyone I spoke with this week is talking about it. …

- Sarah Levitt·
- February 19, 2021 1:56 pm·
Rapt Attention
A few of the many nuggets from Glen Tullman’s chat at the Magnificent Leadership® Executive Forum last night: There is more innovation in business model…

- Sarah Levitt·
- February 17, 2021 11:47 pm·
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Chapter 7
I once heard a presenter at a conference, a consultant, declare without reservation or hesitation, that they were smarter than their clients. My first thought…

- Sarah Levitt·
- February 16, 2021 10:45 am·
Congruity
Congruity is alignment, authenticity its expression. Something that puts them both under a high beam, electron microscope? Leadership. A few things: Do I know and…

- Sarah Levitt·
- February 15, 2021 6:52 pm·
Wish List
Below is an initial interview wish list for On Love and Relationships℠, my new podcast. If you have suggestions for how to contact someone, please…

- Sarah Levitt·
- February 14, 2021 6:13 pm·
A Valentine
When this was posted in December of 2019, there would be one more visit. And then a year – and counting – without return. More…

- Sarah Levitt·
- February 14, 2021 1:34 pm·
Sex is Another Planet
That was one of the observations that Ian Kerner, renowned sex and relationship specialist, shared during this afternoon’s taping of the inaugural episode of my…

- Sarah Levitt·
- February 12, 2021 4:01 pm·
Spring is Coming
Even if you’re sitting in a place looking out the window to snow and icicles, like many of my clients. I saw robins – lots…

- Sarah Levitt·
- February 11, 2021 5:02 pm·
3 Questions When Delegating
What role/initiative/project would you like to take on? What do you see on my plate that you would like to be responsible for? What do…

- Sarah Levitt·
- February 10, 2021 11:10 am·
- Books ·
What Clients are Reading
Fiction and Non. History. Biography. Business books, not so much. The pages I’m turning these days, some still months later: A Promised Land by Barak…

- Sarah Levitt·
- February 9, 2021 2:18 pm·
2 Essentials for Managing Up
Be able to convey your value in the context and language of the organization’s strategy. How is what you do advancing those initiatives? Integral? Use…

- Sarah Levitt·
- February 8, 2021 10:24 pm·
- Talent ·
Connection During Disconnection
Many clients are telling me that despite the challenges of WFH, they’re feeling connected to their team in ways they hadn’t before. As we Zoom,…

- Sarah Levitt·
- February 8, 2021 1:43 pm·
Manolos for Meetings
Of the few newsletters that I subscribe to, two of them arrived this morning with similar messages about combating pandemic fatigue. Which was exactly what…

- Sarah Levitt·
- February 7, 2021 12:55 pm·
- Brand ·
What Comes Naturally
Is likely where you add the greatest value. (A truism from one of my first coaching mentors.) And not only can you not see it,…

- Sarah Levitt·
- February 5, 2021 3:52 pm·
Before I Reconsider
At last night’s Executive Forum, we discussed 2021 commitments, and I asked about a fulcrum, something that makes everything else better. 5 months ago, I…

- Sarah Levitt·
- February 4, 2021 4:54 pm·
Coming Out of the Gate
The beginning of the year is the dreamy part. It’s full of imagination and new beginnings and what could be. Essential to creating the future.…

- Sarah Levitt·
- February 3, 2021 4:41 pm·
Pandemic (Re)Prioritization
I receive Esther Perel’s newsletter and found this most recent issue full of poignant observations an insightful questions.

- Sarah Levitt·
- February 3, 2021 11:39 am·
Break Down Isolation, Open Up Imagination
At the Magnificent Leadership® Executive Forum, we’ve got top-tier guest speakers who join us for real conversations. Leaders like Brad Wilson, CEO Emeritus of BCBS…

- Sarah Levitt·
- February 1, 2021 6:28 pm·
The Results from My Client Road Trip Are In
And they’re not what I expected. Which is exactly the reason to do a client road trip. It turns out my best clients think I’m…

- Sarah Levitt·
- February 1, 2021 5:15 pm·