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Can I Really do this?
That was the question that plagued me – relentlessly – when I was launching my consulting and coaching practice. Or, more accurately: What if I…

- Sarah Levitt·
- January 10, 2021 3:12 pm·
I Don’t Have any Answers
And I am short on words. But I better comprehend Lincoln at Gettysburg and our fragility; I know that what we reach for is noble…

- Sarah Levitt·
- January 7, 2021 9:54 pm·
From Uncertainty to Metamorphosis: 10 Questions
10 key questions for leveraging last year’s trial into this year’s resilient renaissance. To request my paper, drop me a note: sarah@sarah-levitt.com Live Session on…

- Sarah Levitt·
- January 5, 2021 6:00 pm·
Client Road Trip
This month, I’m talking with some of my very best clients on why they chose to work with me. The selection process alone has yielded…

- Sarah Levitt·
- January 5, 2021 11:38 am·
Buried?
6 things to consider: Is your EA fully leveraged? (I’m trying to think if I’ve ever seen a situation where the answer was yes.) Do…

- Sarah Levitt·
- January 4, 2021 10:59 am·
Unique Development and Ways of Working with Me in 2021
Live Session on January 21: Leadership Courage for 2021. It is said that a crucible is a both a container and a trial from which…

- Sarah Levitt·
- January 3, 2021 6:03 pm·
Sifting Gold from Silt
I’ve been thinking about the vast changes on the business front from last year. Off the top of my head: Remote work, with sometimes added…

- Sarah Levitt·
- January 2, 2021 12:25 pm·
- New Year ·
It’s Time to Begin Again
We still have some distance to cover before we are on the other side. But it is time to begin again. Time to reimagine and…

- Sarah Levitt·
- December 31, 2020 2:18 pm·
- C-Suite ·
Dan Pink’s World Regret Survey
As we finish a difficult year and look toward the promise and renewal of another, I wanted to leave you with Dan Pink’s World Regret…

- Sarah Levitt·
- December 21, 2020 7:32 pm·
- C-Suite ·
Drawing from a Deeper Well
After any speech that I give, or in last week’s meeting with my global mastermind, or nestled within the feedback that I receive from clients,…

- Sarah Levitt·
- December 20, 2020 4:32 pm·
- Snow day ·
Declaring a Snow Day
I caught the tail end of a report on NPR this evening where a school administration official had declared a snow day after a great…

- Sarah Levitt·
- December 17, 2020 9:01 pm·
Strategy, not Struggle
Have you mapped out yours? Below are the last two questions — of eight — for Strategic Emergence in the new year. Where do you…

- Sarah Levitt·
- December 16, 2020 3:10 pm·
- goals ·
Your 2021 Commitment
Professional, personal. To your organization, your team. Most importantly: to yourself. What will it be? Think big. Your first response might not be the one.…

- Sarah Levitt·
- December 15, 2020 2:10 pm·
- C-Suite ·
Magnificence Matters
It’s more than merely not being mediocre. It’s about creating a footprint that you’re proud of, that you think was time well spent in the…

- Sarah Levitt·
- December 14, 2020 2:13 pm·
Searching for Perfect, Last Minute Gifts?
Look no further.

- Sarah Levitt·
- December 12, 2020 3:34 pm·
Keeping Your Leadership Sanity
I was keynoting this morning to CEOs and senior executives in Canada on, “Bringing the Outside In: Cultivating the Soil of Entrepreneurship in Your Organization.”…

- Sarah Levitt·
- December 11, 2020 1:49 pm·
- C-Suite ·
Private Session Next Week
Before we move into the holidays and the end of this year, I wanted to share an update and extend a special invitation to you.…

- Sarah Levitt·
- December 9, 2020 3:28 pm·
- C-Suite ·
The Trifecta of Influential Communication
I was working with a client yesterday helping them prepare for an internal pitch to key stakeholders and suggested that they break their presentation into…

- Sarah Levitt·
- December 8, 2020 10:25 pm·
The Genie that’s Out of the Bottle
Flexibility. And it’s not going back in. The pandemic and WFH has forced flexibility where it might not have been considered before. And while there…

- Sarah Levitt·
- December 7, 2020 12:09 pm·
2021
In 4 weeks. Are you positioning for success? Two more questions — of eight — for Strategic Emergence: What are the best opportunities that exist…

- Sarah Levitt·
- December 3, 2020 12:48 pm·
What’s the One Thing
That you do not want to go back to ‘normal’? And how will you ensure that it doesn’t?

- Sarah Levitt·
- December 2, 2020 1:51 pm·
The Wind Behind You
At the beach last week, I was reminded of what it is to run into the wind. And what it is when that force is…

- Sarah Levitt·
- December 1, 2020 11:21 am·
The List You’ll Want to Check Twice, 2020
For the fifth year in a row, I’ve asked clients, colleagues, and leaders from The Making Magnificence Project® for their most-loved book of the year.…

- Sarah Levitt·
- November 19, 2020 9:02 pm·
In Gratitude
As we approach Thanksgiving (anyone else in disbelief that we’re almost there?), I want to thank you for your readership and participation in our ongoing…

- Sarah Levitt·
- November 19, 2020 1:46 pm·