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A Break from the News
Are you creating any? Breaks, that is. Consciously consuming the news rather than taking it all in, all the time? There is a balance between…
- Sarah Levitt·
- August 10, 2020 5:16 pm·
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Living Outside the Box
I’ve been getting more requests to talk on resilience at conferences and inside organizations in the last three weeks than I have in the last…
- Sarah Levitt·
- August 5, 2020 3:41 pm·
Ways of Working with Me for the Remainder of 2020
For CEOs and Senior Executives Inside Organizations: Magnificent Leadership® Ascension – Private Leadership Guidance Your leadership matters more than ever. And you likely need a…
- Sarah Levitt·
- July 29, 2020 2:48 pm·
Lemonade: Unexpected Successes
Necessity might be the mother of invention but it doesn’t always create lasting change. And while none of us would wish for this pandemic, there…
- Sarah Levitt·
- July 27, 2020 3:13 pm·
PTO
Take it. And encourage your team members to take it. And unplug. I’m hearing from leaders that their team members are reluctant to take time…
- Sarah Levitt·
- July 23, 2020 3:55 pm·
Onboarding New Team Members During WFH
Three Keys: Establish regular, frequent, and more-than-usual communication opportunities to check in, be sure that some of the conversations are visual (i.e., Zoom) Make the…
- Sarah Levitt·
- July 17, 2020 11:32 am·
How and Why Interviews
You have superstars on your team who are somehow still shining, despite the uncertainty, despite the volatility, despite it all. Ask them how they’re doing…
- Sarah Levitt·
- July 15, 2020 1:27 pm·
Relentless Communication
That’s how Peter Gwaltney, CEO of the North Carolina Bankers Association, described leading through the aftermath of Katrina while a young CEO of the Louisiana…
- Sarah Levitt·
- July 9, 2020 9:26 pm·
What’s Worth the Fall?
About three weeks ago, I took a spill while running. The fourth in 13 years, this was the most gory, the most concerning about the…
- Sarah Levitt·
- July 2, 2020 2:44 pm·
Your Seat is a Megaphone
If you are leading, your words and actions are amplified by the seat in which you sit. During tonight’s Magnificent Leadership® Executive Forum, we discussed…
- Sarah Levitt·
- June 24, 2020 9:46 pm·
Think Your Top Talent Isn’t Going Anywhere? Think Again
We might be tempted to assume that in the time of Crazy COVID, people will stay put. Not so. Superstars always have choices, and I’m…
- Sarah Levitt·
- June 18, 2020 2:55 pm·
The Mindset of Cost vs Investment
The first is short term. And a consideration within that time frame. The second is future-building. And more likely to yield high return. For unique…
- Sarah Levitt·
- June 16, 2020 5:07 pm·
The Best Bet You Can Make: Yourself
The future will arrive. The question is: How will we? Will we have spent our time hunkering down and remaining static? Or will we have…
- Sarah Levitt·
- June 15, 2020 4:43 pm·
Where Do We Go From Here?
I was looking for a quote from Martin Luther King, Jr. that has always been meaningful to me: “…The arc of the moral universe is…
- Sarah Levitt·
- June 10, 2020 1:59 pm·
The Best Hearts and Minds
If there were ever a time when we needed them, it’s now. Leadership matters. Your leadership matters. Of yourself, first. And then, of those around…
- Sarah Levitt·
- June 1, 2020 11:53 am·
It’s Everything all at Once
During a recent conversation, one senior executive described leadership right now as everything all at once. Bottom line survival. Team member motivation. And a future…
- Sarah Levitt·
- May 28, 2020 12:27 pm·
What’s Truly Required for Emergence
Emergence requires energy. To take risks, to persevere, to sustain inevitable setbacks, to bolster others, to not get swept away by either an overly cheery…
- Sarah Levitt·
- May 21, 2020 5:49 pm·
The Haircut Coach
I’d had it. My locks were too long and I was ready to flip my head over and start chopping with my desk scissors. Luckily,…
- Sarah Levitt·
- May 18, 2020 2:11 pm·
Business Without Leadership
Is a ship without a captain. We cannot solve the business problems we’re facing without the most capable and courageous leadership. That kind of leadership…
- Sarah Levitt·
- May 13, 2020 10:59 pm·
Will You Cross the Finish Line?
When talking with clients about leadership, I often use the metaphor of running a marathon. To lead is to place oneself in a race of…
- Sarah Levitt·
- May 10, 2020 11:35 pm·
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Time is of the Essence
How will you use this period of time? That’s what I’ve been asking myself. Eventually, there will be another side to this Covid Craziness. We…
- Sarah Levitt·
- May 5, 2020 12:50 pm·
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Glen Tullman on What the Future Can Hold
I’ve had two conversations with Glen for The Making Magnificence Project®, — the most recent can be found here — and I always come away…
- Sarah Levitt·
- May 4, 2020 12:39 pm·
Inbox Flooded with Nonsense?
Right now, your inbox is likely flooded with emails from vendors expressing a version of, “We’re here for you.” Which really means, “Here’s an update…
- Sarah Levitt·
- April 29, 2020 11:11 pm·
Shifting Sands
One of my clients said it best: “Things are just moving so fast.” Fair to say that present day looks nothing like what most of…
- Sarah Levitt·
- April 27, 2020 3:25 pm·